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Lexicon :: Strong's H8252 - šāqaṭ

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שָׁקַט
Transliteration
šāqaṭ
Pronunciation
shaw-kat'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2453

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁקַט shâqaṭ, shaw-kat'; a primitive root; to repose (usually figurative):—appease, idleness, (at, be at, be in, give) quiet(-ness), (be at, be in, give, have, take) rest, settle, be still.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x

The KJV translates Strong's H8252 in the following manner: rest (16x), quiet (16x), quietness (4x), still (2x), appeaseth (1x), idleness (1x), settled (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x
The KJV translates Strong's H8252 in the following manner: rest (16x), quiet (16x), quietness (4x), still (2x), appeaseth (1x), idleness (1x), settled (1x).

  1. to be quiet, be tranquil, be at peace, be quiet, rest, lie still, be undisturbed

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be quiet, be undisturbed

        1. to be at peace (of land)

      2. to be quiet, be inactive

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to show quietness

        1. quietness, display of quietness (subst)

      2. to quiet, be quiet

      3. to cause quietness, pacify, allay

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁקַט shâqaṭ, shaw-kat'; a primitive root; to repose (usually figurative):—appease, idleness, (at, be at, be in, give) quiet(-ness), (be at, be in, give, have, take) rest, settle, be still.
STRONGS H8252: Abbreviations
† שָׁקַט verb be quiet, undisturbed (Targum שְׁקַט (rare); Late Hebrew שׁקט is sink down; Arabic bdb105209 is drop down); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular consecutive וְשׁ׳ Jeremiah 30:10; Jeremiah 46:27, 3rd person feminine singular שָֽׁקְטָה Joshua 11:23 +, שָׁקָ֑טָה 2 Kings 11:20 +; 1st person singular שָׁקַ֫טְתִּי Job 3:26, וְשָׁקַטְתִּ֫י Ezekiel 16:42; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׁקֹט Ruth 3:18; 2nd person feminine singular תְּשְׁקֹ֑טִי Jeremiah 47:6, 7; 1st person singular אֶשְׁקוֺט Isaiah 62:1; Job 3:13, אשׁקוטה Isaiah 18:4 Kt, Qr אֶשְָׁקָטָה (Ges§§ 10h, 48c); Participle שֹׁקֵט Judges 18:7 +, feminine singular שֹׁוֶ֫טֶת 1 Chronicles 4:40, שֹׁקָ֑טֶת Zechariah 1:11; plural הַשֹּׁקְטִים Ezekiel 38:11; — be quiet, undisturbed:
1. of land, at peace, absolute Judges 3:11, 30; Judges 5:31; Judges 8:28; Isaiah 14:7 (+נָ֫חָה), 2 Chronicles 13:23; + מִמִּלְחָמָה Joshua 11:23; Joshua 14:15 (D ?), compare Joshua 14:5 (P); וּשְׁלֵוָה וְשׁ׳ 1 Chronicles 4:40; of earth, ישֶׁבֶת וְשׁ׳ Zechariah 1:11; absolute of city 2 Kings 11:20 2 Chronicles 23:21, kingdom 2 Chronicles 20:30, +לִפְנֵי person 2 Chron 14:4; of people, וּבֹטֵחַ שׁ׳ in peace and security Judges 18:7, 27, הַשֹּׁקְטִים ישְׁבֵי לָבֶ֑טַח Ezekiel 38:11; +שַׁאֲנַן Jeremiah 30:10 = Jeremiah 46:27; of Moab, וְשֹׁקֵט֗֗֗שַׁאֲנַן אֶלשְֿׁמָרָיו Jeremiah 48:11 undisturbed upon its lees (figurative of wine); of Job, quiet in death Job 3:13, be at rest (from apprehensions of evil) Job 3:26 (+שָׁלַוְתִּי, נָ֫חְתִּי).
2. be quiet, inactive: of וְאַבִּיטָהי֔׳ Isaiah 18:4 I will be quiet and gaze, i.e. gaze as an inactive spectator, Psalm 83:2 (|| דמה, חרשׁ be silent); = be pacified Ezekiel 16:42; of sword of י׳ Jeremiah 47:6, 7; of Boaz Ruth 3:18 he will not be quiet until he has finished the matter; of prophet Isaiah 62:1 (|| חָשָׁה be silent).
Hiph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַשְׁקִיט Proverbs 15:18, יַשְׁקִט Job 34:29; Imperative masculine singular הַשְׁקֵט Isaiah 7:4; Infinitive absolute הַשְׁקֵט Isaiah 32:17 +; construct הַשְׁקִיט Psalm 94:13, קִט- Job 37:17, קֵט- Isaiah 57:20; Jeremiah 49:23; —
1. shew quietness (inner causative), of men Isaiah 7:4 (+אַלתִּֿירָא), of sea Isaiah 57:20 = Jeremiah 49:23, earth Job 37:17 (+ מִדָּרוֺם); hence Infinitive absolute = substantive, quietness, display of quietness Isaiah 30:15, עֲבֹדַת הַצְּדָקָה הַשְׁקֵט וָבֶ֫טַח Isaiah 32:17 the product of righteousness is quietness and security (Du CheHpt Marti strike out הַצּ׳ as dittograph from Isaiah 32:17a, read הַמִּשְׁמָּט for הַשְׁקֵט, and strike out וָ : the product of justice is security); (presumptuous) security, שַׁלְוַת הַשְׁקֵט Ezekiel 16:49 (of Sodom).
2. cause quietness: subject י׳ Job 34:29, לְהַשְׁקִיט לוֺ מִימֵי רָ֑ע Psalm 94:13; pacify, allay, object רִיב Proverbs 15:18.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

11:23; 11:23; 14:5; 14:15

Judges

3:11; 3:30; 5:31; 8:28; 18:7; 18:7; 18:27

Ruth

3:18; 3:18

2 Kings

11:20; 11:20

1 Chronicles

4:40; 4:40

2 Chronicles

14:4; 20:30; 23:21

Job

3:13; 3:13; 3:26; 3:26; 34:29; 34:29; 37:17; 37:17

Psalms

83:2; 94:13; 94:13

Proverbs

15:18; 15:18

Isaiah

7:4; 7:4; 14:7; 18:4; 18:4; 30:15; 32:17; 32:17; 32:17; 57:20; 57:20; 62:1; 62:1

Jeremiah

30:10; 30:10; 46:27; 46:27; 47:6; 47:6; 47:7; 47:7; 48:11; 49:23; 49:23

Ezekiel

16:42; 16:42; 16:49; 38:11; 38:11

Zechariah

1:11; 1:11

H8252

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Strong's Number H8252 matches the Hebrew שָׁקַט (šāqaṭ),
which occurs 41 times in 41 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:23 - And Joshua took all the land, as the Lord commanded Moses; and Joshua gave them for an inheritance to Israel by division according to their tribes; and the land ceased from war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:15 - And the name of Chebron before was the city Argob, it is the [fn]metropolis of the Enakim: and the land rested from war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:11 - And the land was quiet forty years; and Gothoniel the son of Kenez died.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:30 - So Moab was [fn]humbled in that day under the hand of Israel, and the land had rest eighty years; and Aod judged them till he died.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:31 - Thus let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: and they that love him shall be as the going forth of the sun in his strength. And the land had rest forty years.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:28 - And Madiam was straitened before the children of Israel, and they did not lift up their head any more; and the land had rest forty years in the days of Gedeon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:7 - And the five men went on, and came to Laisa; and they saw the people in the midst of it dwelling securely, at ease as is the manner of the Sidonians, and there is no one [fn]perverting or shaming a matter in the land, no heir extorting treasures; and they are far from the Sidonians, and they have no intercourse with any one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:27 - And the children of Dan took what Michaias had made, and the priest that he had, and they came to Laisa, to a people quiet and secure; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:18 - And she said, Sit still, my daughter, until thou shalt know how the matter will fall out; for the man will not rest until the matter be accomplished this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:20 - And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was at rest: and they slew Gotholia with the sword in the house of the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:40 - And they found abundant and good pastures, and the land before them was wide, and there was peace and quietness; for there were some of the children of Cham who dwelt there before.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:1 - (LXX 13:23) And Abia died with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In the days of Asa the land of Juda had rest ten years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:5 - (LXX 14:4) And he removed from all the cities of Juda the altars and the idols, and established in quietness

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:6 - (LXX 14:5) fortified cities in the land of Juda; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in these years; for the Lord gave him rest.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:30 - And the kingdom of Josaphat was at peace; and his God gave him rest round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:21 - And all the people of the land rejoiced; and the city was quiet: and they slew Gotholia.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:13 - Now I should have lain down and been quiet, I should have slept and been at rest,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:26 - I was not at peace, nor quiet, nor had I rest; yet wrath came upon me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:29 - And he will give quiet, and who will condemn? and he will hide his face, and who shall see him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man also:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:17 - But thy robe is warm, and there is quiet upon the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:8 - (LXX 75:9) Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:1 - (LXX 82:1) A Song of a Psalm for Asaph. (82:2) O God, who shall be compared to thee? be not silent, neither be still, O God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:13 - (LXX 93:13) to give him rest from evil days, until a pit be digged for the sinful one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:18 - A passionate man stirs up strife; but he that is slow to anger appeases even a [fn]rising one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:4 - And thou shalt say to him, Take care to be quiet, and fear not, neither let thy soul be disheartened because of these two smoking firebrands: for when my fierce anger is over, I will heal again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:7 - All the earth cries aloud with joy:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:4 - For thus said the Lord to me, There shall be security in my city, as the light of noonday heat, and it shall be as a cloud of dew in the day of harvest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:15 - Thus saith the Lord, the Holy Lord of Israel; When thou shalt turn and mourn, then thou shalt be saved; and thou shalt know where thou wast, when thou didst trust in vanities: then your strength became vain, yet ye would not hearken:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:17 - And the works of righteousness shall be peace; and righteousness shall ensure rest, and the righteous shall be confident for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:20 - But the unrighteous shall be tossed as troubled waves, and shall not be able to rest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:1 - For Sion's sake I will not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not [fn]rest, until her righteousness go forth as light, and my salvation burn as a torch.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:27 - (LXX 26:27) But fear not thou, my servant Jacob, neither be thou alarmed, Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be at ease, and sleep, and there shall be no one to trouble him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:6 - (LXX 29:6) How long wilt thou smite, O sword of the Lord? how long will it be ere thou art quiet? return into thy sheath, rest, and be removed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:7 - (LXX 29:7) How shall it be quiet, whereas the Lord has given it a commission against Ascalon, and against the regions on the sea-coast, to awake against the remaining countries!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:11 - (LXX 31:11) Moab has been at ease from a child, and trusted in his glory; he has not poured out his liquor from vessel to vessel, and has not gone into banishment, therefore his taste remained in him, and his smell departed not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:23 - (LXX 30:29) Concerning Damascus. Emath is brought to shame, and Arphath: for they have heard an evil report: they are amazed, they are angry, they shall be utterly unable to rest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:42

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:42 - So will I slacken my fury against thee, and my jealousy shall be removed from thee, and I will rest, and be no more careful for thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:49

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:49 - Moreover this was the sin of thy sister Sodom, pride: she and her daughters lived in pleasure, in fulness of bread and in abundance: this belonged to her and her daughters, and they helped not the hand of the poor and needy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:11 - And thou shalt say, I will go up to the rejected land; I will come upon them that are at ease in tranquillity, and dwelling in peace, all inhabiting a land in which there is no wall, nor bars, nor have they doors;

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:11 - And they answered the angel of the Lord that stood between the mountains, and said, We have gone round all the earth, and, behold, all the earth is inhabited, and is at rest.
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