Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H8367 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שָׁתַק |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | shathaq |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shaw-thak' |
| Meaning: | 1. to subside |
| KJV Renderings: | be calm, cease, be quiet. |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
[שָׁתַק] verb be quiet (late) (Late Hebrew id., be silent; Aramaic שְׁתַק , שְׁתֵיק, [untranscribed source text 5779] be quiet, silent (compare also שׁקט)); —
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
