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Lexicon :: Strong's H8257 - šāqaʿ

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שָׁקַע
Transliteration
šāqaʿ
Pronunciation
shaw-kah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2456

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁקַע shâqaʻ, shaw-kah'; (abbreviated Amos 8:8); a primitive root; to subside; by implication, to be overflowed, cease; causatively, to abate, subdue:—make deep, let down, drown, quench, sink.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H8257 in the following manner: drown (2x), quench (1x), sink (1x), let down (1x), make deep (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H8257 in the following manner: drown (2x), quench (1x), sink (1x), let down (1x), make deep (1x).

  1. to sink, sink down, subside

    1. (Qal) to sink

    2. (Niphal) to sink, collapse

    3. (Hiphil) to sink down, cause to settle

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁקַע shâqaʻ, shaw-kah'; (abbreviated Amos 8:8); a primitive root; to subside; by implication, to be overflowed, cease; causatively, to abate, subdue:—make deep, let down, drown, quench, sink.
STRONGS H8257: Abbreviations
[שָׁקַע] verb sink, sink down (so Late Hebrew שָׁקַע, Aramaic שְׁקַע; Arabic has صَقِعَ be smitten, prostrated, collapse); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular consecutive וְשָֽׁקְעָה; Amos 9:5 it shall sink like the Nile (of land; opposed to עָלַה); 3rd person feminine singular וַתִּשְׁקַע Numbers 11:2 (JE), of fire, it sunk down, died out; תִּשְׁקַע Jeremiah 51:64, of Babylon (like stone in water; opposed to קוּם).
Niph. 3rd person feminine singular נִשְׁקְעָה Amos 8:8 Qr, of land, sink (opposed to עָלָה; =
Qal Amos 9:5; Kt erroneous H8248 נשקה, compare WSG287).
Hiph. Imperfect 1st person singular אַשְׁקִיעַ מֵימֵיהֶם Ezekiel 32:14 I will make their waters sink, (settle, grow clear); 2nd person masculine singular וּחְֶבֶל תַּשְׁקִיעַ לְשׁוֺנוֺ Job 40:25 with a cord wilt thou make his tongue sink (? pull or press it down; of crocodile; MichSuppl, 2349 cited Thes 1477, compare Samaritan PSU = חבשׁ bind).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

11:2

Jeremiah

51:64

Ezekiel

32:14

Amos

8:8; 9:5; 9:5

H8257

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8257 matches the Hebrew שָׁקַע (šāqaʿ),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Núm 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNúm 11:2 - Entonces el pueblo clamó a Moisés, y Moisés oró a Jehová, y el fuego se extinguió.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:1 - ¿Sacarás tú al leviatán con anzuelo, O con cuerda que le eches en su lengua?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:64

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:64 - y dirás: Así se hundirá Babilonia, y no se levantará del mal que yo traigo sobre ella; y serán rendidos. Hasta aquí son las palabras de Jeremías.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezeq 32:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzeq 32:14 - Entonces haré asentarse sus aguas, y haré correr sus ríos como aceite, dice Jehová el Señor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amós 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmós 8:8 - ¿No se estremecerá la tierra sobre esto? ¿No llorará todo habitante de ella? Subirá toda, como un río, y crecerá y mermará como el río de Egipto.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amós 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmós 9:5 - El Señor, Jehová de los ejércitos, es el que toca la tierra, y se derretirá, y llorarán todos los que en ella moran; y crecerá toda como un río, y mermará luego como el río de Egipto.
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