שָׁקַט
shâqaṭ · H8252 · Hebrew · 41 occurrences
Meanings
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to be quiet, to be still
State in which an inanimate object does not move
ExamplesIsaiah 57:20 But the wicked are like the tossing sea, For it cannot be quiet, And its waters toss up refuse and mud.
Jeremiah 47:6 “Ah, sword of the LORD, How long will you not be quiet? Withdraw into your sheath; Rest and stay still.
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to be quiet, to be still
State in which there is no activity of a certain kind in a certain place
ExamplesJoshua 11:23 So Joshua took the whole land, in accordance with everything that the LORD had spoken to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. So the land was at rest from war.
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to be confident, to be at ease, to be calm
State in which humans feel confident and calm either because living under favorable circumstances or because of lack of fear when living under difficult circumstances
ExamplesJudges 18:7 So the five men departed and came to Laish, and saw the people who were in it living in security, in the way of the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting; for there was no oppressive ruler humiliating them for anything in the land, and they were far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.
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to give confidence, to give rest
Causative action by which deities cause humans to feel confident and calm
ExamplesPsalm 94:13 So that You may grant him relief from the days of adversity, Until a pit is dug for the wicked.
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to keep quiet, to keep still, to rest
Action by which humans or deities refrain from acting
ExamplesRuth 3:18 Then she said, “Wait, my daughter, until you know how the matter turns out; for the man will not rest until he has settled it today.”
Job 34:29 When He keeps quiet, who can condemn? And when He hides His face, who then can look at Him, That is, regarding both nation and a person?—
Psalm 83:1 God, do not remain quiet; Do not be silent and, God, do not be still.
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to stop, to end
Causative action by which humans cause other humans to refrain from acting
ExamplesProverbs 15:18 A hot-tempered person stirs up strife, But the slow to anger calms a dispute.
How it’s used In 8 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
33 occurrences in 11 groups
- אֶרֶץland, earth, ground 11
- Not stated: I 5
- Not stated: you (one person) 4
- Not stated: he, she or it 3
- Other words · 7 groups that occur once or twice (10) 10
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- רִיבdispute, cause, strife 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
10 occurrences in 9 groups
- Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (11) 11
With adverbsAdverbs
6 occurrences in 3 groups
- לֹאnot 4
- אַלnot, do not 1
- עַתָּהnow 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- יָשַׁבto dwell, to live, to sit 1
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- יָכֹלto be able to 2
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- עֲבֹדָהwork 1
- אֶרֶץland, earth, ground 1
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- שַׁלְוָהease 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- דָּמַם dâmam · H1826 · to stand still, to be still, to wait
- Both denote ceasing motion or activity and attaining quietness or stillness, with overlapping senses of "be still," "rest" and "quiet."
Semantic domains 4 entries
- Non-Move002002001013
- This verb denotes a cessation of martial activity, as in Joshua 11:23's summary that after Joshua's conquests, the land was at rest from war.
- Non-Engage002003003012
- The verb also denotes disengaging from conflict for an extended time, as in Judges 3:11's report that the land was at rest for forty years after Othniel's judgeship.
- End002003003010
- The verb also denotes bringing hostilities to an end, as in Judges 3:30's account that Moab was subdued and the land was at rest for eighty years.
- Confident002001002003
- This domain reflects a sense of this verb involving settled trust or security, elsewhere in its occurrences rather than being illustrated by the citations sampled here.
Word family 2 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H8252. shaqat שָׁקַט verb be quiet, undisturbed (שְׁקַט ᵑ7 (rare); Late Hebrew שׁקט is…
שָׁקַט verb be quiet, undisturbed (שְׁקַט ᵑ7 (rare); Late Hebrew שׁקט is sink down; Arabic is drop down); —
Qal Perfect3masculine singular consecutive ׳וְשׁ Jer 30:10; Jer 46:27, Jer 46:3feminine singular שָֽׁקְטָה Jos 11:23 +, שָׁקָ֑טָה 2Ki 11:20 +; 1 singular שָׁקַ֫טְתִּי Job 3:26, וְשָׁקַטְתִּ֫י Eze 16:42; Imperfect3masculine singular יִשְׁקֹט Rth 3:18; Rth 3:2feminine singular תְּשְׁקֹ֑טִי Jer 47:6-7, Jer 47:1singular אֶשְׁקוֺט Isa 62:1; Job 3:13, אשׁקוטה Isa 18:4 Kt, Qr אֶשְָׁקָטָה (Ges§§ 10h, 48c); Participle שֹׁקֵט Jdg 18:7 +, feminine singular שֹׁוֶ֫טֶת 1Ch 4:40, שֹׁקָ֑טֶת Zec 1:11; plural הַשֹּׁקְטִים Eze 38:11; — be quiet, undisturbed:
1 of land, at peace, absolute Jdg 3:11, Jdg 3:30; Jdg 5:31; Jdg 8:28; Isa 14:7 (+נָ֫חָה), 2 Chron 13:23; +מִמִּלְחָמָה Jos 11:23; Jos 14:15 (D ?), compare Jos 14:5 (P); ׳וְשׁ וּשְׁלֵוָה 1Ch 4:40; of earth, וְשׁ ׳ישֶׁבֶת Zec 1:11; absolute of city 2Ki 11:20 2Ch 23:21, kingdom 2Ch 20:30, +לִפְנֵי person 2Ch 14:4; of people, ׳שׁ וּבֹטֵחַ in peace and security Jdg 18:7, Jdg 18:27, לָבֶ֑טַח ישְׁבֵי הַשֹּׁקְטִים Eze 38:11; +שַׁאֲנַן Jer 30:10 = Jer 46:27; of Moab, אֶלשְֿׁמָרָיו שַׁאֲנַןוְ֗֗֗שֹׁקֵט Jer 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 (+נָ֫חְתִּי שָׁלַוְתִּי,).
2 be quiet, inactive: of ׳וְאַבִּיטָהי֔ Isa 18:4 I will be quiet and gaze, i.e. gaze as an inactive spectator, Psa 83:2 (|| חרשׁ דמה, be silent); = be pacified Eze 16:42; of sword of ׳י Jer 47:6-7, of Boaz Rth 3:18 he will not be quiet until he has finished the matter; of prophet Isa 62:1 (|| חָשָׁה be silent).
Hiph`il Imperfect3masculine singular יַשְׁקִיט Pro 15:18, יַשְׁקִט Job 34:29; Imperative masculine singular הַשְׁקֵט Isa 7:4; Infinitive absolute הַשְׁקֵט Isa 32:17 +; construct הַשְׁקִיט Psa 94:13, קִט- Job 37:17, קֵט- Isa 57:20; Jer 49:23; —
1 shew quietness (inner causative), of men Isa 7:4 (+אַלתִּֿירָא), of sea Isa 57:20 = Jer 49:23, earth Job 37:17 ( +מִדָּרוֺם); hence Infinitive absolute = substantive, quietness, display of quietness Isa 30:15, וָבֶ֫טַח הַשְׁקֵט הַצְּדָקָה עֲבֹדַת Isa 32:17 the product of righteousness is quietness and security (Du CheHpt Marti strike out ׳הַצּ as dittograph from va, read הַמִּשְׁמָּט for הַשְׁקֵט, and strike out וָ: the product of justice is security); (presumptuous) security, הַשְׁקֵט שַׁלְוַת Eze 16:49 (of Sodom).
2 cause quietness: subject ׳י Job 34:29, רָ֑ע מִימֵי לוֺ לְהַשְׁקִיט Psa 94:13; pacify, allay, object רִיב Pro 15:18.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
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Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
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