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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 none like the God of Jeshurun, Riding the heavens in thy help, And in His excellency the skies.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:12 - And He setteth darkness Round about Him -- tabernacles, Darkness of waters -- thick clouds of the skies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:5 - Behold attentively the heavens -- and see, And behold the clouds, They have been higher than thou.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:28 - Which clouds do drop, They distil on man abundantly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:18 - Thou hast made an expanse with Him For the clouds -- strong as a hard mirror!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:21 - And now, they have not seen the light, Bright it is in the clouds, And the wind hath passed by and cleanseth them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:37 - Who doth number the clouds by wisdom? And the bottles of the heavens, Who doth cause to lie down,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:11 - He maketh darkness His secret place, Round about Him His tabernacle, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:5 - O Jehovah, in the heavens is Thy kindness, Thy faithfulness is unto the clouds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:10 - For great unto the heavens is Thy kindness, And unto the clouds Thy truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:34 - Ascribe ye strength to God, Over Israel is His excellency, and His strength in the clouds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:17 - Poured out waters have thick clouds, The skies have given forth a noise, Also -- Thine arrows go up and down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:23 - And He commandeth clouds from above, Yea, doors of the heavens He hath opened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:6 - For who in the sky, Compareth himself to Jehovah? Is like to Jehovah among sons of the mighty?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:37 - As the moon it is established -- to the age, And the witness in the sky is stedfast. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 108:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:4 - For great above the heavens is Thy kindness, And unto the clouds Thy truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:20 - By His knowledge depths have been rent, And clouds do drop dew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:28 - In His strengthening clouds above, In His making strong fountains of the deep,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:15 - Lo, nations as a drop from a bucket, And as small dust of the balance, have been reckoned, Lo, isles as a small thing He taketh up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:8 - Drop, ye heavens, from above, And clouds do cause righteousness to flow, Earth openeth, and they are fruitful, Salvation and righteousness spring up together, I, Jehovah, have prepared it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:9 - We healed Babylon, and she was not healed, Forsake her, and we go, each to his land, For come unto the heavens hath its judgment, And it hath been lifted up unto the clouds.
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