Strongs Number: H8257
- Hebrew Word
- שָׁקַע
- Transliteration
- shâqaʻ
- Phonetic
- shaw-kah'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
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a primitive root; to subside; by implication to be {overflowed} cease; causatively to {abate} subdue
- BDB Definition
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1. to sink, sink down, subside
a. (Qal) to sink
b. (Niphal) to sink, collapse
c. (Hiphil) to sink down, cause to settle
- Origin
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(Abbreviated in
) - Bible Usage
- make {deep} let {down} {drown} {quench} sink.