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Lexicon :: Strong's H8248 - šāqâ

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שָׁקָה
Transliteration
šāqâ
Pronunciation
shaw-kaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2452

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁקָה shâqâh, shaw-kaw'; a primitive root; to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to:—cause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See H7937, H8354.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 74x

The KJV translates Strong's H8248 in the following manner: drink (43x), water (17x), butler (9x), cupbearer (3x), miscellaneous (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 74x
The KJV translates Strong's H8248 in the following manner: drink (43x), water (17x), butler (9x), cupbearer (3x), miscellaneous (1x).

  1. to give to drink, irrigate, drink, water, cause to drink water

    1. (Hiphil)

      1. to water, irrigate

      2. to water, give drink to

    2. (Pual) to be watered

    3. (Niphal) variant

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁקָה shâqâh, shaw-kaw'; a primitive root; to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to:—cause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See H7937, H8354.
STRONGS H8248: Abbreviations
† [שָׁקָה] verb
Hiph. cause to drink water, give to drink (Late Hebrew Hiph. id.; Arabic bdb105204 I. give to drink; Sabean סקי be irrigated FellZMG liv (1900), 246, מסקי drinks HomChr 124, מסתקין id. DHMHofmus., No. 1, l. 7; Ethiopic bdb105205 water, irrigate; Assyrian šaḳû I. = Hebrew Hiph., Aramaic שְׁקָא, bdb105206 Aph`el); — for Qal see שָׁתָה; — Perfect 3rd person masculine singular consecutive וְהִשְׁקָה Genesis 2:6 +, suffix וְהִשְׁקָהּ Numbers 5:27; 2nd person masculine singular consecutive וְהִשְׁקִיתָ Numbers 20:8 +; 1st person singular consecutive וְהִשְׁקֵיתִי Ezekiel 32:6, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַשְׁקֶה Numbers 5:26, וַיַּשְׁקְ Genesis 29:10 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix הַשְׁקִ֫הוּ Proverbs 25:21; feminine singular suffix הַשְׁקֹ֫ינִי Genesis 24:43 +; Infinitive construct הַשְׁקוֺת Genesis 2:10 +, suffix הַשְׁקֹתוֺ Genesis 24:19; Participle מַשְׁקֶה Psalm 104:13, construct Habakkuk 2:15 (see also I., II. מַשְׁקֶה); —
1. water, irrigate, ground: subject mist Genesis 2:6, river Genesis 2:10 (both J), spring Joel 4:18 [Joel 3:18]; subject י׳ Isaiah 27:3 (כֶּרֶם), Ezekiel 17:7 (גֶּפֶן), both in figure, figurative also Ezekiel 32:6 water land מִדָּם; literal with מִן of source Psalm 104:13 (הָרִים) and (subject man) Ecclesiastes 2:6 (יַעַר).
2. water, give drink to, usually human subject, accusative of beast, Genesis 24:14, 46 (twice in verse); Genesis 29:2 (מִן of source), Genesis 29:3; Genesis 29:7; Genesis 29:8; Genesis 29:10; Exodus 2:16, 17, 19 (all J), Psalm 104:11 (subject springs); accusative of person Genesis 21:19 (E), Genesis 24:18, 19, 45 (J), Habakkuk 2:15 (figurative), Isaiah 43:20 (י׳ subject), Psalm 78:15 (id.), 2 Chronicles 28:15, with ב of vessel Esther 1:7; with accusative of person and animal. Numbers 20:8 (P); give one something to drink, accusative of person + of thing (water, wine, etc.), Amos 2:12; Genesis 19:32, 33, 34, 35; Genesis 24:43 (all J), Judges 4:19; 1 Samuel 30:11; 2 Samuel 23:15 = 1 Chronicles 11:15; Job 22:7, compare Songs 8:2 (מִיַּיִן); figurative Jeremiah 8:14; Jeremiah 9:14; Jeremiah 16:7; Jeremiah 23:15; Jeremiah 25:15; Psalm 69:22, compare וְנַחַל עֲדָנֶיךָ תַשְׁקֵם Psalm 36:9, and וַתַּשְׁקֵ֫מוֺ בִּדְמָעוֺת Psalm 80:6; accusative of thing omitted, literal Judges 4:19; Exodus 32:20 (E), figurative Jeremiah 25:17. — See also I.מַשְׁקֶה below.
Pu. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וּמֹחַ עַצְמוֺתָיו יְשֻׁקֶּה Job 21:24 the marrow of his bones is watered, (refreshed, invigorated). — נשׁקה Amos 8:8 see שׁקע.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

2:6; 2:6; 2:10; 2:10; 19:32; 19:33; 19:34; 19:35; 21:19; 24:14; 24:18; 24:19; 24:19; 24:43; 24:43; 24:45; 24:46; 29:2; 29:3; 29:7; 29:8; 29:10; 29:10

Exodus

2:16; 2:17; 2:19; 32:20

Numbers

5:26; 5:27; 20:8; 20:8

Judges

4:19; 4:19

1 Samuel

30:11

2 Samuel

23:15

1 Chronicles

11:15

2 Chronicles

28:15

Esther

1:7

Job

21:24; 22:7

Psalms

36:9; 69:22; 78:15; 80:6; 104:11; 104:13; 104:13

Proverbs

25:21

Ecclesiastes

2:6

Song of Songs

8:2

Isaiah

27:3; 43:20

Jeremiah

8:14; 9:14; 16:7; 23:15; 25:15; 25:17

Ezekiel

17:7; 32:6; 32:6

Joel

3:18

Amos

2:12; 8:8

Habakkuk

2:15; 2:15

H8248

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Strong's Number H8248 matches the Hebrew שָׁקָה (šāqâ),
which occurs 61 times in 59 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 2:6–Jer 16:7)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:6 - But there rose a fountain out of the earth, and watered the whole face of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:10 - And a river proceeds out of Edem to water the garden, thence it divides itself into four heads.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:32 - Come and let us make our father drink wine, and let us sleep with him, and let us raise up seed from our father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:33 - So they made their father drink wine in that night, and the elder went in and lay with her father that night, and he knew not when he slept and when he rose up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:34 - And it came to pass on the morrow, that the elder said to the younger, Behold, I slept yesternight with our father, let us make him drink wine in this night also, and do thou go in and sleep with him, and let us raise up seed of our father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:35 - So they made their father drink wine in that night also, and the younger went in and slept with her father, and he knew not when he slept, nor when he arose.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:19 - And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well [fn]of springing water; and she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the child drink.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:14 - And it shall be, the virgin to whomsoever I shall say, Incline thy water-pot, that I may drink, and she shall say, Drink thou, and I will give thy camels drink, until they shall have done drinking—even this one thou hast prepared for thy servant Isaac, and hereby shall I know that thou hast dealt mercifully with my master Abraam.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:18 - and she said, Drink, Sir; and she hasted, and let down the pitcher upon her arm, and gave him to drink, till he ceased drinking.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:19 - And she said, I will also draw water for thy camels, till they shall all have drunk.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:43

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:43 - behold, I stand by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city come forth to draw water, and it shall be that the damsel to whom I shall say, Give me a little water to drink out of thy pitcher,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:45

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:45 - And it came to pass before I had done speaking in my mind, straightway Rebecca came forth, having her pitcher on her shoulders; and she went down to the well, and drew water; and I said to her, Give me to drink.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:46

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:46 - And she hasted and let down her pitcher on her arm [fn]from her head, and said, Drink thou, and I will give thy camels drink; and I drank, and she gave the camels drink.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:2 - And he looks, and behold! a well in the plain; and there were there three flocks of sheep resting at it, for out of that well they watered the flocks, but there was a great stone at the mouth of the well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:3 - And there were all the flocks gathered, and they used to roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, and water the flocks, and set the stone again in its place on the mouth of the well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:7 - And Jacob said, It is yet high day, it is not yet time that the flocks be gathered together; water ye the flocks, and depart and feed them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:8 - And they said, We shall not be able, until all the shepherds be gathered together, and they shall roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, then we will water the flocks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:10 - And it came to pass when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother, that Jacob came and rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:16 - And the priest of Madiam had seven daughters, feeding the flock of their father Jothor; and they came and drew water until they filled their pitchers, to water the flock of their father Jothor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:17 - And the shepherds came, and were driving them away; and Moses rose up and rescued them, and drew water for them, and watered their sheep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:19 - And they said, An Egyptian delivered us from the shepherds, and drew water for us and watered our sheep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:20 - And having taken the calf which they made, he consumed it with fire, and ground it very small, and [fn]scattered it on the water, and made the children of Israel to drink it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:24 - And he shall cause the woman to drink the water of the conviction that brings the curse; and the water of the conviction that brings the curse shall enter into her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:26 - And the priest shall take a handful of the sacrifice as a memorial of it, and shall offer it up upon the altar; and afterwards he shall cause the woman to drink the water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:27 - And it shall come to pass, if she be defiled, and have altogether escaped the notice of her husband, then the water of the conviction that brings the curse shall enter into her; and she shall swell in her belly, and her thigh shall rot, and the woman shall be for a curse in the midst of her people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:8 - Take thy rod, and call the assembly, thou and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye to the rock before them, and it shall give forth its waters; and ye shall bring forth for them water out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their cattle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:10 - For the land into which thou goest to inherit it, is not as the land of Egypt, whence ye came out, whensoever they sow the seed, and water it with their feet, as a garden of herbs:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:19 - And Sisara said to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I am thirsty: and she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him to drink, and covered him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:11 - And they find an Egyptian in the field, and they take him, and bring him to David; and they [fn]gave him bread and he ate, and they caused him to drink water.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:15 - And David longed, and said, Who will give me water to drink out of the well that is in Bethleem by the gate? now the band of the Philistines was then in Bethleem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:17 - And David longed, and said, Who will give me water to drink of the well of Bethleem, that is in the gate?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:15 - And the men who were called by name rose up, and took hold of the prisoners, and clothed all the naked from the spoils, and gave them garments and shoes, and gave them food to eat, and oil to anoint themselves with, and they helped also every one that was weak with asses, and placed them in Jericho, the city of palm-trees, with their brethren; and they returned to Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:7 - gold and silver cups, and a small cup of carbuncle set out of the value of thirty thousand talents, abundant and sweet wine, which the king himself drank.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:24 - and his inwards are full of fat, and his marrow is diffused throughout him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:7 - Neither hast thou given water to the thirsty to drink, but hast taken away the morsel of the hungry.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:8 - (LXX 35:9) They shall be [fn]fully satisfied with the fatness of thine house; and thou shalt cause them to drink of the full stream of thy delights.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:3 - (LXX 59:5) Thou hast shewn thy people hard things: thou hast made us drink the wine of astonishment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:21 - (LXX 68:22) They gave me also gall for my food, and made me drink vinegar for my thirst.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:15 - (LXX 77:15) He clave a rock in the wilderness, and made them drink as in a great deep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:5 - (LXX 79:6) Thou wilt feed us with bread of tears; and wilt cause us to drink tears by measure.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:11 - (LXX 103:11) They shall give drink to all the wild beasts of the field: the wild asses shall take of them to quench their thirst.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:13 - (LXX 103:13) He waters the mountains from his chambers: the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of thy works.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:21 - If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:6 - I made me pools of water, to water from them the timber-bearing wood.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:2 - I would take thee, I would bring thee into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me; I would make thee to drink of spiced wine, of the juice of my pomegranates.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:3 - I am a strong city, a city in a siege: in vain shall I water it; for it shall be taken by night, and by day the wall shall fall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:20 - The beasts of the field shall bless me, the owls and young ostriches; for I have given water in the wilderness, and rivers in the dry land, to give drink to my chosen race,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:14 - Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the strong cities, and let us be cast out there: for God has cast us out, and made us drink water of gall, because we have sinned before him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:15 - (LXX 9:14) therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I will feed them with trouble and will cause them to drink water of gall:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:7 - and there shall be no bread broken in mourning for them for consolation over the dead: they shall not give one to drink a cup for consolation over his father or his mother.

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