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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 42 times in 41 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:23 - And Joshua taketh the whole of the land, according to all that Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses, and Joshua giveth it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions, by their tribes; and the land hath rest from war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:15 - and the name of Hebron formerly is Kirjath-Arba (he is the great man among the Anakim); and the land hath rest from war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:11 - and the land resteth forty years. And Othniel son of Kenaz dieth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:30 - and Moab is humbled in that day under the hand of Israel; and the land resteth eighty years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:31 - So do all Thine enemies perish, O Jehovah, And those loving Him are As the going out of the sun in its might!' and the land resteth forty years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:28 - And Midian is humbled before the sons of Israel, and have not added to lift up their head; and the land resteth forty years in the days of Gideon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:7 - And the five men go, and come in to Laish, and see the people which is in its midst, dwelling confidently, according to the custom of Zidonians, quiet and confident; and there is none putting to shame in the land in any thing, possessing restraint, and they are far off from the Zidonians, and have no word with any man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:27 - And they have taken that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and come in against Laish, against a people quiet and confident, and smite them by the mouth of the sword, and the city have burnt with fire,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:18 - And she saith, 'Sit still, my daughter, till thou dost know how the matter falleth, for the man doth not rest except he hath completed the matter to-day.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:20 - And all the people of the land rejoice, and the city is quiet, and Athaliah they have put to death by the sword in the house of the king;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:40 - and they find pasture, fat and good, and the land broad of sides, and quiet, and safe, for of Ham are those dwelling there before.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:1 - And Abijah lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the city of David, and reign doth Asa his son in his stead: in his days was the land quiet ten years.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:5 - and he turneth aside out of all cities of Judah the high places and the images, and the kingdom is quiet before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:6 - And he buildeth cities of bulwarks in Judah, for the land hath quiet, and there is no war with him in these years, because Jehovah hath given rest to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:30 - and the kingdom of Jehoshaphat is quiet, and his God giveth rest to him round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 23:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:21 - And all the people of the land rejoice, and the city hath been quiet, and Athaliah they have put to death by the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:13 - For now, I have lain down, and am quiet, I have slept -- then there is rest to me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:26 - I was not safe -- nor was I quiet -- Nor was I at rest -- and trouble cometh!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:29 - And He giveth rest, and who maketh wrong? And hideth the face, and who beholdeth it? And in reference to a nation and to a man, It is the same.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:17 - How thy garments are warm, In the quieting of the earth from the south?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 76:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:8 - From heaven Thou hast sounded judgment, Earth hath feared, and hath been still,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 83:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:1 - A Song, -- A Psalm of Asaph. O God, let there be no silence to Thee, Be not silent, nor be quiet, O God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:13 - To give rest to him from days of evil, While a pit is digged for the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:18 - A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:4 - and thou hast said unto him: 'Take heed, and be quiet, fear not, And let not thy heart be timid, Because of these two tails of smoking brands, For the fierceness of the anger of Rezin and Aram, And the son of Remaliah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:7 - At rest -- quiet hath been all the earth, They have broken forth into singing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:4 - For thus said Jehovah unto me, 'I rest, and I look on My settled place, As a clear heat on an herb. As a thick cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:15 - For thus said the Lord Jehovah, The Holy One of Israel: 'In returning and rest ye are saved, In keeping quiet and in confidence is your might, And ye have not been willing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:17 - And a work of the righteousness hath been peace, And a service of the righteousness -- Keeping quiet and confidence unto the age.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:20 - And the wicked are as the driven out sea, For to rest it is not able, And its waters cast out filth and mire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 62:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:1 - For Zion's sake I am not silent, And for Jerusalem's sake I do not rest, Till her righteousness go out as brightness, And her salvation, as a torch that burneth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:10 - And thou, be not afraid, My servant Jacob, An affirmation of Jehovah, Nor be affrighted, O Israel, For, lo, I am saving thee from afar, And thy seed from the land of their captivity, And Jacob hath turned back and rested, And is quiet, and there is none troubling.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:27 - And thou, thou dost not fear, my servant Jacob, Nor art thou dismayed, O Israel, For lo, I am saving thee from afar, And thy seed from the land of their captivity, And Jacob hath turned back, And hath been at rest, and been at ease, And there is none disturbing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:6 - Ho, sword of Jehovah, till when art thou not quiet? Be removed unto thy sheath, rest and cease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:7 - How shall it be quiet, And Jehovah hath given a charge to it, Against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? There hath He appointed it!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:11 - Secure is Moab from his youth, And at rest is he for his preserved things, And he hath not been emptied out from vessel unto vessel, And into captivity he hath not gone, Therefore hath his taste remained in him, And his fragrance hath not been changed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:23 - Concerning Damascus: Ashamed hath been Hamath and Arpad, For an evil report they have heard, They have been melted, in the sea is sorrow, To be quiet it is not able.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:42

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:42 - And I have caused My fury against thee to rest, And My jealousy hath turned aside from thee, And I have been quiet, and I am not angry any more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:49

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:49 - Lo, this hath been the iniquity of Sodom thy sister, Arrogancy, fulness of bread, and quiet ease, Have been to her and to her daughters, And the hand of the afflicted and needy She hath not strengthened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:11 - And thou hast said: I go up against a land of unwalled villages, I go in to those at rest, dwelling confidently, All of them are dwelling without walls, And bar and doors they have not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:11 - And they answer the messenger of Jehovah who is standing between the myrtles, and say, 'We have walked up and down in the land, and lo, all the land is sitting still, and at rest.'
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