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Lexicon :: Strong's H8252 - šāqaṭ

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שָׁקַט
Transliteration
šāqaṭ
Pronunciation
shaw-kat'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2453

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁקַט shâqaṭ, shaw-kat'; a primitive root; to repose (usually figurative):—appease, idleness, (at, be at, be in, give) quiet(-ness), (be at, be in, give, have, take) rest, settle, be still.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x

The KJV translates Strong's H8252 in the following manner: rest (16x), quiet (16x), quietness (4x), still (2x), appeaseth (1x), idleness (1x), settled (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x
The KJV translates Strong's H8252 in the following manner: rest (16x), quiet (16x), quietness (4x), still (2x), appeaseth (1x), idleness (1x), settled (1x).

  1. to be quiet, be tranquil, be at peace, be quiet, rest, lie still, be undisturbed

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be quiet, be undisturbed

        1. to be at peace (of land)

      2. to be quiet, be inactive

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to show quietness

        1. quietness, display of quietness (subst)

      2. to quiet, be quiet

      3. to cause quietness, pacify, allay

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁקַט shâqaṭ, shaw-kat'; a primitive root; to repose (usually figurative):—appease, idleness, (at, be at, be in, give) quiet(-ness), (be at, be in, give, have, take) rest, settle, be still.
STRONGS H8252: Abbreviations
† שָׁקַט verb be quiet, undisturbed (Targum שְׁקַט (rare); Late Hebrew שׁקט is sink down; Arabic bdb105209 is drop down); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular consecutive וְשׁ׳ Jeremiah 30:10; Jeremiah 46:27, 3rd person feminine singular שָֽׁקְטָה Joshua 11:23 +, שָׁקָ֑טָה 2 Kings 11:20 +; 1st person singular שָׁקַ֫טְתִּי Job 3:26, וְשָׁקַטְתִּ֫י Ezekiel 16:42; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׁקֹט Ruth 3:18; 2nd person feminine singular תְּשְׁקֹ֑טִי Jeremiah 47:6, 7; 1st person singular אֶשְׁקוֺט Isaiah 62:1; Job 3:13, אשׁקוטה Isaiah 18:4 Kt, Qr אֶשְָׁקָטָה (Ges§§ 10h, 48c); Participle שֹׁקֵט Judges 18:7 +, feminine singular שֹׁוֶ֫טֶת 1 Chronicles 4:40, שֹׁקָ֑טֶת Zechariah 1:11; plural הַשֹּׁקְטִים Ezekiel 38:11; — be quiet, undisturbed:
1. of land, at peace, absolute Judges 3:11, 30; Judges 5:31; Judges 8:28; Isaiah 14:7 (+נָ֫חָה), 2 Chronicles 13:23; + מִמִּלְחָמָה Joshua 11:23; Joshua 14:15 (D ?), compare Joshua 14:5 (P); וּשְׁלֵוָה וְשׁ׳ 1 Chronicles 4:40; of earth, ישֶׁבֶת וְשׁ׳ Zechariah 1:11; absolute of city 2 Kings 11:20 2 Chronicles 23:21, kingdom 2 Chronicles 20:30, +לִפְנֵי person 2 Chron 14:4; of people, וּבֹטֵחַ שׁ׳ in peace and security Judges 18:7, 27, הַשֹּׁקְטִים ישְׁבֵי לָבֶ֑טַח Ezekiel 38:11; +שַׁאֲנַן Jeremiah 30:10 = Jeremiah 46:27; of Moab, וְשֹׁקֵט֗֗֗שַׁאֲנַן אֶלשְֿׁמָרָיו Jeremiah 48:11 undisturbed upon its lees (figurative of wine); of Job, quiet in death Job 3:13, be at rest (from apprehensions of evil) Job 3:26 (+שָׁלַוְתִּי, נָ֫חְתִּי).
2. be quiet, inactive: of וְאַבִּיטָהי֔׳ Isaiah 18:4 I will be quiet and gaze, i.e. gaze as an inactive spectator, Psalm 83:2 (|| דמה, חרשׁ be silent); = be pacified Ezekiel 16:42; of sword of י׳ Jeremiah 47:6, 7; of Boaz Ruth 3:18 he will not be quiet until he has finished the matter; of prophet Isaiah 62:1 (|| חָשָׁה be silent).
Hiph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַשְׁקִיט Proverbs 15:18, יַשְׁקִט Job 34:29; Imperative masculine singular הַשְׁקֵט Isaiah 7:4; Infinitive absolute הַשְׁקֵט Isaiah 32:17 +; construct הַשְׁקִיט Psalm 94:13, קִט- Job 37:17, קֵט- Isaiah 57:20; Jeremiah 49:23; —
1. shew quietness (inner causative), of men Isaiah 7:4 (+אַלתִּֿירָא), of sea Isaiah 57:20 = Jeremiah 49:23, earth Job 37:17 (+ מִדָּרוֺם); hence Infinitive absolute = substantive, quietness, display of quietness Isaiah 30:15, עֲבֹדַת הַצְּדָקָה הַשְׁקֵט וָבֶ֫טַח Isaiah 32:17 the product of righteousness is quietness and security (Du CheHpt Marti strike out הַצּ׳ as dittograph from Isaiah 32:17a, read הַמִּשְׁמָּט for הַשְׁקֵט, and strike out וָ : the product of justice is security); (presumptuous) security, שַׁלְוַת הַשְׁקֵט Ezekiel 16:49 (of Sodom).
2. cause quietness: subject י׳ Job 34:29, לְהַשְׁקִיט לוֺ מִימֵי רָ֑ע Psalm 94:13; pacify, allay, object רִיב Proverbs 15:18.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

11:23; 11:23; 14:5; 14:15

Judges

3:11; 3:30; 5:31; 8:28; 18:7; 18:7; 18:27

Ruth

3:18; 3:18

2 Kings

11:20; 11:20

1 Chronicles

4:40; 4:40

2 Chronicles

14:4; 20:30; 23:21

Job

3:13; 3:13; 3:26; 3:26; 34:29; 34:29; 37:17; 37:17

Psalms

83:2; 94:13; 94:13

Proverbs

15:18; 15:18

Isaiah

7:4; 7:4; 14:7; 18:4; 18:4; 30:15; 32:17; 32:17; 32:17; 57:20; 57:20; 62:1; 62:1

Jeremiah

30:10; 30:10; 46:27; 46:27; 47:6; 47:6; 47:7; 47:7; 48:11; 49:23; 49:23

Ezekiel

16:42; 16:42; 16:49; 38:11; 38:11

Zechariah

1:11; 1:11

H8252

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Strong's Number H8252 matches the Hebrew שָׁקַט (šāqaṭ),
which occurs 41 times in 41 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:23 - So Joshua H3091 took H3947 the whole H3605 land, H776 according to all H3605 that the LORD H3068 had spoken H1696 to Moses, H4872 and Joshua H3091 gave H5414 it for an inheritance H5159 to Israel H3478 according to their divisions H4256 by their tribes. H7626 Thus the land H776 had H8252 rest H8252 from war. H4421

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:15 - Now the name H8034 of Hebron H2275 was formerly H6440 [fn]Kiriath-arba; H7153 for Arba was the greatest H1419 man H120 among the Anakim. H6062 Then the land H776 had H8252 rest H8252 from war. H4421

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:11 - Then the land H776 had H8252 rest H8252 forty H705 years. H8141 And Othniel H6274 the son H1121 of Kenaz H7073 died. H4191

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:30 - So Moab H4124 was subdued H3665 that day H3117 under H8478 the hand H3027 of Israel. H3478 And the land H776 was undisturbed H8252 for eighty H8084 years. H8141

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:31 - “Thus H3651 let all H3605 Your enemies H340 perish, H6 O LORD; H3068
But let those who love H157 Him be like the rising H3318 of the sun H8121 in its might.” H1369
And the land H776 was undisturbed H8252 for forty H705 years. H8141

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:28 - So Midian H4080 was subdued H3665 before H6440 the sons H1121 of Israel, H3478 and they did not lift H5375 up their heads H7218 anymore. H3254 And the land H776 was undisturbed H8252 for forty H705 years H8141 in the days H3117 of Gideon. H1439

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:7 - Then the five H2568 men H376 departed H1980 and came H935 to Laish H3919 and saw H7200 the people H5971 who H834 were in it living H3427 in security, H983 after the manner H4941 of the Sidonians, H6722 quiet H8252 and secure; H982 for there H369 was no H369 [fn]ruler H3423 H6114 humiliating H3637 them for anything H1697 in the land, H776 and they were far H7350 from the Sidonians H6722 and had H369 no H369 dealings H1697 with anyone. H120

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:27 - Then they took H3947 what H834 Micah H4318 had made H6213 and the priest H3548 who H834 had H1961 belonged H1961 to him, and came H935 to Laish, H3919 to a people H5971 quiet H8252 and secure, H982 and struck H5221 them with the edge H6310 of the sword; H2719 and they burned H8313 the city H5892 with fire. H784

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:18 - Then she said, H559 “Wait, H3427 my daughter, H1323 until H5704 H834 you know H3045 how H349 the matter H1697 [fn]turns H5307 out; for the man H376 will not rest H8252 until H3588 H518 he has [fn]settled H3615 it today.” H3117

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:20 - So all H3605 the people H5971 of the land H776 rejoiced H8055 and the city H5892 was quiet. H8252 For they had put H4191 Athaliah H6271 to death H4191 with the sword H2719 at the king’s H4428 house. H1004

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:40 - They found H4672 rich H8082 and good H2896 pasture, H4829 and the land H776 was broad H7342 and quiet H8252 and peaceful; H7961 for those who lived H3427 there H8033 formerly H6440 were Hamites. H4480 H2526

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:1 - [fn]So Abijah H29 slept H7901 with his fathers, H1 and they buried H6912 him in the city H5892 of David, H1732 and his son H1121 Asa H609 became H4427 king H4427 in his place. H8478 The land H776 was undisturbed H8252 for ten H6235 years H8141 during his days. H3117

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:5 - He also removed H5493 the high H1116 places H1116 and the incense H2553 altars H2553 from all H3605 the cities H5892 of Judah. H3063 And the kingdom H4467 was undisturbed H8252 under H6440 him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:6 - He built H1129 fortified H4694 cities H5892 in Judah, H3063 since H3588 the land H776 was undisturbed, H8252 and [fn]there H369 was no H369 one H369 at war H4421 with him during those H428 years, H8141 because H3588 the LORD H3068 had given H5117 him rest. H5117

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:30 - So the kingdom H4438 of Jehoshaphat H3092 was at peace, H8252 for his God H430 gave H5117 him rest H5117 on all H5439 sides. H5439

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:21 - So all H3605 of the people H5971 of the land H776 rejoiced H8055 and the city H5892 was quiet. H8252 For they had put H4191 Athaliah H6271 to death H4191 with the sword. H2719

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:13 - “For now H6258 I would have lain H7901 down H7901 and been H8252 quiet; H8252
I would have slept H3462 then, H227 I would have been H5117 at rest, H5117

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:26 - “I am not at ease, H7951 nor H3808 am I quiet, H8252
And I am not at rest, H5117 but turmoil H7267 comes.” H935

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:29 - When He keeps H8252 quiet, H8252 who H4310 then can condemn? H7561
And when He hides H5641 His face, H6440 who H4310 then can behold H7789 Him,
That is, in regard H5921 to both H3162 nation H1471 and man? H120—

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:17 - You whose H834 garments H899 are hot, H2525
When the land H776 is still H8252 because H4480 of the south H1864 wind?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:8 - You caused judgment H1779 to be heard H8085 from heaven; H8064
The earth H776 feared H3372 and was still H8252

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:1 - A Song, a Psalm of Asaph.
O God, H430 do not remain quiet; H1824
Do not be silent H2790 and, O God, H410 do not be still. H8252

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:13 - That You may grant H8252 him relief H8252 from the days H3117 of adversity, H7451
Until H5704 a pit H7845 is dug H3738 for the wicked. H7563

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:18 - A hot-tempered H2534 man H376 stirs H1624 up strife, H4066
But the slow H750 to anger H639 calms H8252 a dispute. H7379

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:4 - and say H559 to him, ‘Take H8104 care H8104 and be calm, H8252 have H3372 no H408 fear H3372 and do not be fainthearted H7401 H3824 because H4480 of these H428 two H8147 stubs H2180 of smoldering H6226 firebrands, H181 on account of the fierce H2750 anger H639 of Rezin H7526 and Aram H758 and the son H1121 of Remaliah. H7425

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:7 - “The whole H3605 earth H776 is at rest H5117 and is quiet; H8252
They break H6476 forth H6476 into shouts H7440 of joy. H7440

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:4 - For thus H3541 the LORD H3068 has told H559 me,
“I will look H5027 [fn]from My dwelling H4349 place H4349 quietly H8252
Like dazzling H6703 heat H2527 in the [fn]sunshine, H216
Like a cloud H5645 of dew H2919 in the heat H2527 of harvest.” H7105

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:15 - For thus H3541 the Lord H136 [fn]GOD, H3068 the Holy H6918 One H6918 of Israel, H3478 has said, H559
“In [fn]repentance H7729 and rest H5183 you will be saved, H3467
In quietness H8252 and trust H985 is your strength.” H1369
But you were not willing, H14

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:17 - And the work H4639 of righteousness H6666 will be peace, H7965
And the service H5656 of righteousness, H6666 quietness H8252 and [fn]confidence H983 forever. H5704 H5769

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:20 - But the wicked H7563 are like the tossing H1644 sea, H3220
For it cannot H3201 H3808 be quiet, H8252
And its waters H4325 toss H1644 up refuse H7516 and mud. H2916

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:1 - For Zion’s H6726 sake H4616 I will not keep H2814 silent, H2814
And for Jerusalem’s H3389 sake H4616 I will not keep H8252 quiet, H8252
Until H5704 her righteousness H6664 goes H3318 forth H3318 like brightness, H5051
And her salvation H3444 like a torch H3940 that is burning. H1197

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:10 - ‘Fear H3372 not, O Jacob H3290 My servant,’ H5650 declares H5002 the LORD, H3068
‘And do not be dismayed, H2865 O Israel; H3478
For behold, H2009 I will save H3467 you from afar H7350
And your [fn]offspring H2233 from the land H776 of their captivity. H7628
And Jacob H3290 will return H7725 and will be quiet H8252 and at ease, H7599
And no H369 one H369 will make H2729 him afraid. H2729

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:27 - “But as for you, O Jacob H3290 My servant, H5650 do not fear, H3372
Nor H408 be dismayed, H2865 O Israel! H3478
For, see, H2009 I am going to save H3467 you from afar, H7350
And your descendants H2233 from the land H776 of their captivity; H7628
And Jacob H3290 will return H7725 and be undisturbed H8252
And secure, H7599 with no H369 one H369 making him tremble. H2729

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:6 - “Ah, H1945 sword H2719 of the LORD, H3068
How H575 long H5704 will you not be quiet? H8252
Withdraw H622 into your sheath; H8593
Be at rest H7280 and stay H1826 still. H1826

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:7 - “How H349 can [fn]it be quiet, H8252
When the LORD H3068 has given H6680 it an order? H6680
Against H413 Ashkelon H831 and against H413 the seacoast H3220— H2348
There H8033 He has assigned H3259 it.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:11 - “Moab H4124 has been H7599 at ease H7599 since H4480 his youth; H5271
He has also been H8252 undisturbed, H8252 like wine on [fn]its dregs, H8105
And he has not been emptied H7324 from vessel H3627 to vessel, H3627
Nor H3808 has he gone H1980 into exile. H1473
Therefore H5921 H3651 [fn]he retains H5975 his flavor, H2940
And his aroma H7381 has not changed. H4171

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:23 - Concerning Damascus. H1834
“Hamath H2574 and Arpad H774 are put H954 to shame, H954
For they have heard H8085 bad H7451 news; H8052
They are disheartened. H4127
There is anxiety H1674 by the sea, H3220
It cannot H3201 H3808 be calmed. H8252

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:42 - “So I will calm H5117 My fury H2534 against you and My jealousy H7068 will depart H5493 from you, and I will be pacified H8252 and angry H3707 no H3808 more. H5750

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:49 - “Behold, H2009 this H2088 was the guilt H5771 of your sister H269 Sodom: H5467 she and her daughters H1323 had H1961 arrogance, H1347 abundant H7654 food H3899 and careless H8252 ease, H7962 but she did not [fn]help H2388 H3027 the poor H6041 and needy. H34

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:11 - and you will say, H559 ‘I will go H5927 up against H5921 the land H776 of [fn]unwalled H6519 villages. H6519 I will go H5927 against those who are at rest, H8252 that live H3427 securely, H983 all H3605 of them living H3427 without H369 walls H2346 and having H369 no H369 bars H1280 or gates, H1817

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:11 - So they answered H6030 the angel H4397 of the LORD H3068 who was standing H5975 among H996 the myrtle H1918 trees H1918 and said, H559 “We have [fn]patrolled H1980 the earth, H776 and behold, H2009 all H3605 the earth H776 is [fn]peaceful H3427 and quiet.” H8252
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