BDB8232
II. [שָׂכַךְ] verb weave (compare || √ II. סכך);
Po`lel
Imperfect 2 masculine singular suffix תְּשׂכְכֵנִי
Job 10:11 with
bones and sinews thou weavest me together..
Strong's Lexicon
H7918
H7918 — שָׁכַך
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H7918 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שָׁכַך |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | shakak |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shaw-kak' |
| Meaning: | 1. to weave (i.e. lay) a trap 2. (figuratively) (through the idea of secreting) to allay (passions 3. physically, abate a flood) |
| KJV Renderings: | appease, assuage, make to cease, pacify, set. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB8662
[שָׁכַךְ] verb decrease, abate (Late Hebrew שְׁכִיכָה is allaying of anger; שִׁכֵּךְ אֹזֶן soothe, satisfy the ear (so apparently Dalm), i.e. allow it to hear and understand, compare LevyNHWB (and Arabic [untranscribed source text 5528] be narrow have small ears, be deaf, Frä90 ); — Arabic [untranscribed source text 5529] see humble oneself, Wahrm humiliate); —
Qal
Imperfect 3 masculine plural וַיָּשֹׁכוּ
Gen 8:1 the waters
abated; Infinitive construct
כְּשֹׁךְ
Esth 2:1 when
abated the king's wrath, so Perfect 3 feminine singular שָׁכָ֑כָה
Esth 7:10. —
כְּשַׁךְ יְקוּשִׁים
Jer 5:26 usually
like the bending, crouching, of fowlers (this meaning for שַׁךְ dubious;
Dr
כְּשֻׁר
Du strike out ישׁור כשׁ, then reads יִלְכֹּדוּ׃
׳
מוֺקְשִׁים הִצִּיבוּ בַּשַּׁחַת א).
Hiph`il
Perfect 1 singular consecutive וַהֲשִׁכֹּתִ֫י מֵעָלַי
Num 17:20
I will allay from upon me the murmurings (accusative), etc.
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