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II. [שָׂכַךְ] verb weave (compare || √ II. סכך);
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7918 |
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| 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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II. [שָׂכַךְ] verb weave (compare || √ II. סכך);
[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); —