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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 Box Deu 33:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:26 - There is no one like God, O Jeshurun, who rides through the sky to help you, on the clouds in majesty.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:12 - He shrouded himself in darkness, in thick rain clouds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:5 - Gaze at the heavens and see; consider the clouds, which are higher than you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:28 - which the clouds pour down and shower on humankind abundantly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:18 - will you, with him, spread out the clouds, solid as a mirror of molten metal?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:21 - But now, the sun cannot be looked at - it is bright in the skies - after a wind passed and swept the clouds away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:37 - Who by wisdom can count the clouds, and who can tip over the water jars of heaven,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:11 - He shrouded himself in darkness, in thick rain clouds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:5 - O LORD, your loyal love reaches to the sky; your faithfulness to the clouds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:10 - For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, and your faithfulness reaches the clouds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:34 - Acknowledge God's power, his sovereignty over Israel, and the power he reveals in the skies!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:17 - The clouds poured down rain; the skies thundered. Yes, your arrows flashed about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:23 - He gave a command to the clouds above, and opened the doors in the sky.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:6 - For who in the skies can compare to the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the heavenly beings,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:37 - it will remain stable, like the moon, his throne will endure like the skies." (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 108:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:4 - For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, and your faithfulness reaches the clouds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:20 - By his knowledge the primordial sea was broken open, and the clouds drip down dew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:28 - when he established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep grew strong,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:15 - Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales. He lifts the coastlands as if they were dust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:8 - O sky, rain down from above! Let the clouds send down showers of deliverance! Let the earth absorb it so salvation may grow, and deliverance may sprout up along with it. I, the LORD, create it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:9 - Foreigners living there will say, 'We tried to heal her, but she could not be healed. Let's leave Babylonia and each go back to his own country. For judgment on her will be vast in its proportions. It will be like it is piled up to heaven, stacked up into the clouds.'
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