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Lexicon :: Strong's H7834 - šaḥaq

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שַׁחַק
Transliteration
šaḥaq
Pronunciation
shakh'-ak
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2367a

Strong’s Definitions

שַׁחַק shachaq, shakh'-ak; from H7833; a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament:—cloud, small dust, heaven, sky.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's H7834 in the following manner: cloud (11x), sky (7x), heaven (2x), small dust (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's H7834 in the following manner: cloud (11x), sky (7x), heaven (2x), small dust (1x).

  1. dust, cloud

    1. fine dust

    2. (thin) cloud

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שַׁחַק shachaq, shakh'-ak; from H7833; a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament:—cloud, small dust, heaven, sky.
STRONGS H7834: Abbreviations
† שַׁ֫חַק noun masculineProv 9:20 dust, cloud (as fine, thin); — שׁ׳ absolute Psalm 89:7; Psalm 89:38, construct Isaiah 40:15; plural שְׁחָקִים Deuteronomy 33:25 +; —
1. fine dust, מאֹזְנַיִם שׁ׳ Isaiah 40:15 (simile of insignificance).
2. (thin) cloud, usually plural (often || שָׁמַיִם), Deuteronomy 33:26 (poem), Isaiah 45:8; Jeremiah 51:9; Job 35:5; Job 36:28; Job 37:21; Job 38:37; Psalm 36:6; Psalm 57:11; Psalm 68:35; Psalm 77:18; Psalm 78:23; Psalm 108:5; opposed to תְּהוֺם Proverbs 3:20; Proverbs 8:28; עָבֵי שׁ׳ 2 Samuel 22:12 = Psalm 18:12; = heavens, sky Job 37:18 (with חִרְקִיעַ), and (singular) Psalm 89:7; Psalm 89:38.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

33:25; 33:26

2 Samuel

22:12

Job

35:5; 36:28; 37:18; 37:21; 38:37

Psalms

18:12; 36:6; 57:11; 68:35; 77:18; 78:23; 89:7; 89:7; 89:38; 89:38; 108:5

Proverbs

3:20; 8:28

Isaiah

40:15; 40:15; 45:8

Jeremiah

51:9

H7834

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7834 matches the Hebrew שַׁחַק (šaḥaq),
which occurs 21 times in 21 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:26 - There is not any such as the God of the beloved; he who rides upon the heaven is thy helper, and the magnificent One of the firmament.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:12 - And he made darkness his hiding-place; his tabernacle round about him was the darkness of waters, he condensed it with the clouds of the air.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:5 - Look up to the sky and see; and consider the clouds, how high they are above thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:28 - The ancient heavens shall flow, and the clouds overshadow innumerable mortals:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:18 - Wilt thou establish with him foundations for the ancient heavens? they are strong as a molten mirror.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:21 - But the light is not visible to all: it shines afar off in the heavens, as that which is from him in the clouds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:37 - And who is he that numbers the clouds in wisdom, and has bowed the heaven down to the earth?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:11 - (LXX 17:12) And he made darkness his secret place: round about him was his tabernacle, even dark water in the clouds of the air.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:5 - (LXX 35:6) O Lord, thy mercy is in the heaven; and thy truth reaches to the clouds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:10 - (LXX 56:11) For thy mercy has been magnified even to the heavens, and thy truth to the clouds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:34 - (LXX 67:35) Give ye glory to God: his excellency is over Israel, and his power is in the clouds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:17 - (LXX 76:18) There was an abundant sound of waters: the clouds uttered a voice; for thine arrows went abroad.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:23 - (LXX 77:23) Yet he commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:6 - (LXX 88:7) For who in the [fn]heavens shall be compared to the Lord? and who shall be likened to the Lord among the sons of God?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:37 - (LXX 88:38) and as the moon that is established for ever, and as the faithful witness in heaven. Pause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:4 - (LXX 107:5) For thy mercy is great above the heavens, and thy truth reaches to the clouds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:20 - By understanding were the depths broken up, and the clouds dropped water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:28 - and when he strengthened the clouds above; and when he secured the fountains of the earth:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:15 - since all the nations are counted as a drop from a bucket, and as the turning of a balance, and shall be counted as spittle?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:8 - Let the heaven rejoice from above, and let the clouds rain righteousness: let the earth bring forth, and blossom with mercy, and bring forth righteousness likewise: I am the Lord that created thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:9 - (LXX 28:9) We tried to heal Babylon, but she was not healed: let us forsake her, and depart every one to his own country: for her judgment has reached to the heaven, it has mounted up to the stars.
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