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Lexicon :: Strong's H8252 - šāqaṭ

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שָׁקַט
Transliteration
šāqaṭ
Pronunciation
shaw-kat'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2453

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁקַט shâqaṭ, shaw-kat'; a primitive root; to repose (usually figurative):—appease, idleness, (at, be at, be in, give) quiet(-ness), (be at, be in, give, have, take) rest, settle, be still.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x

The KJV translates Strong's H8252 in the following manner: rest (16x), quiet (16x), quietness (4x), still (2x), appeaseth (1x), idleness (1x), settled (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x
The KJV translates Strong's H8252 in the following manner: rest (16x), quiet (16x), quietness (4x), still (2x), appeaseth (1x), idleness (1x), settled (1x).

  1. to be quiet, be tranquil, be at peace, be quiet, rest, lie still, be undisturbed

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be quiet, be undisturbed

        1. to be at peace (of land)

      2. to be quiet, be inactive

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to show quietness

        1. quietness, display of quietness (subst)

      2. to quiet, be quiet

      3. to cause quietness, pacify, allay

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁקַט shâqaṭ, shaw-kat'; a primitive root; to repose (usually figurative):—appease, idleness, (at, be at, be in, give) quiet(-ness), (be at, be in, give, have, take) rest, settle, be still.
STRONGS H8252: Abbreviations
† שָׁקַט verb be quiet, undisturbed (Targum שְׁקַט (rare); Late Hebrew שׁקט is sink down; Arabic bdb105209 is drop down); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular consecutive וְשׁ׳ Jeremiah 30:10; Jeremiah 46:27, 3rd person feminine singular שָֽׁקְטָה Joshua 11:23 +, שָׁקָ֑טָה 2 Kings 11:20 +; 1st person singular שָׁקַ֫טְתִּי Job 3:26, וְשָׁקַטְתִּ֫י Ezekiel 16:42; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׁקֹט Ruth 3:18; 2nd person feminine singular תְּשְׁקֹ֑טִי Jeremiah 47:6, 7; 1st person singular אֶשְׁקוֺט Isaiah 62:1; Job 3:13, אשׁקוטה Isaiah 18:4 Kt, Qr אֶשְָׁקָטָה (Ges§§ 10h, 48c); Participle שֹׁקֵט Judges 18:7 +, feminine singular שֹׁוֶ֫טֶת 1 Chronicles 4:40, שֹׁקָ֑טֶת Zechariah 1:11; plural הַשֹּׁקְטִים Ezekiel 38:11; — be quiet, undisturbed:
1. of land, at peace, absolute Judges 3:11, 30; Judges 5:31; Judges 8:28; Isaiah 14:7 (+נָ֫חָה), 2 Chronicles 13:23; + מִמִּלְחָמָה Joshua 11:23; Joshua 14:15 (D ?), compare Joshua 14:5 (P); וּשְׁלֵוָה וְשׁ׳ 1 Chronicles 4:40; of earth, ישֶׁבֶת וְשׁ׳ Zechariah 1:11; absolute of city 2 Kings 11:20 2 Chronicles 23:21, kingdom 2 Chronicles 20:30, +לִפְנֵי person 2 Chron 14:4; of people, וּבֹטֵחַ שׁ׳ in peace and security Judges 18:7, 27, הַשֹּׁקְטִים ישְׁבֵי לָבֶ֑טַח Ezekiel 38:11; +שַׁאֲנַן Jeremiah 30:10 = Jeremiah 46:27; of Moab, וְשֹׁקֵט֗֗֗שַׁאֲנַן אֶלשְֿׁמָרָיו Jeremiah 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 (+שָׁלַוְתִּי, נָ֫חְתִּי).
2. be quiet, inactive: of וְאַבִּיטָהי֔׳ Isaiah 18:4 I will be quiet and gaze, i.e. gaze as an inactive spectator, Psalm 83:2 (|| דמה, חרשׁ be silent); = be pacified Ezekiel 16:42; of sword of י׳ Jeremiah 47:6, 7; of Boaz Ruth 3:18 he will not be quiet until he has finished the matter; of prophet Isaiah 62:1 (|| חָשָׁה be silent).
Hiph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַשְׁקִיט Proverbs 15:18, יַשְׁקִט Job 34:29; Imperative masculine singular הַשְׁקֵט Isaiah 7:4; Infinitive absolute הַשְׁקֵט Isaiah 32:17 +; construct הַשְׁקִיט Psalm 94:13, קִט- Job 37:17, קֵט- Isaiah 57:20; Jeremiah 49:23; —
1. shew quietness (inner causative), of men Isaiah 7:4 (+אַלתִּֿירָא), of sea Isaiah 57:20 = Jeremiah 49:23, earth Job 37:17 (+ מִדָּרוֺם); hence Infinitive absolute = substantive, quietness, display of quietness Isaiah 30:15, עֲבֹדַת הַצְּדָקָה הַשְׁקֵט וָבֶ֫טַח Isaiah 32:17 the product of righteousness is quietness and security (Du CheHpt Marti strike out הַצּ׳ as dittograph from Isaiah 32:17a, read הַמִּשְׁמָּט for הַשְׁקֵט, and strike out וָ : the product of justice is security); (presumptuous) security, שַׁלְוַת הַשְׁקֵט Ezekiel 16:49 (of Sodom).
2. cause quietness: subject י׳ Job 34:29, לְהַשְׁקִיט לוֺ מִימֵי רָ֑ע Psalm 94:13; pacify, allay, object רִיב Proverbs 15:18.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

11:23; 11:23; 14:5; 14:15

Judges

3:11; 3:30; 5:31; 8:28; 18:7; 18:7; 18:27

Ruth

3:18; 3:18

2 Kings

11:20; 11:20

1 Chronicles

4:40; 4:40

2 Chronicles

14:4; 20:30; 23:21

Job

3:13; 3:13; 3:26; 3:26; 34:29; 34:29; 37:17; 37:17

Psalms

83:2; 94:13; 94:13

Proverbs

15:18; 15:18

Isaiah

7:4; 7:4; 14:7; 18:4; 18:4; 30:15; 32:17; 32:17; 32:17; 57:20; 57:20; 62:1; 62:1

Jeremiah

30:10; 30:10; 46:27; 46:27; 47:6; 47:6; 47:7; 47:7; 48:11; 49:23; 49:23

Ezekiel

16:42; 16:42; 16:49; 38:11; 38:11

Zechariah

1:11; 1:11

H8252

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Strong's Number H8252 matches the Hebrew שָׁקַט (šāqaṭ),
which occurs 42 times in 41 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:23 - So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD had said to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Then the land rested from war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:15 - And the name of Hebron formerly was Kirjath Arba (Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim). Then the land had rest from war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:11 - So the land had rest for forty years. Then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:30 - So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest for eighty years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:31 - “Thus let all Your enemies perish, O LORD!
But let those who love Him be like the sun
When it comes out in full strength.”
So the land had rest for forty years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:28 - Thus Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted their heads no more. And the country was quiet for forty years in the days of Gideon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:7 - So the five men departed and went to Laish. They saw the people who were there, how they dwelt safely, in the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure. There were no rulers in the land who might put them to shame for anything. They were far from the Sidonians, and they had no ties with anyone.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:27 - So they took the things Micah had made, and the priest who had belonged to him, and went to Laish, to a people quiet and secure; and they struck them with the edge of the sword and burned the city with fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:18 - Then she said, “Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will turn out; for the man will not rest until he has concluded the matter this day.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:20 - So all the people of the land rejoiced; and the city was quiet, for they had slain Athaliah with the sword in the king’s house.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:40 - And they found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, quiet, and peaceful; for some Hamites formerly lived there.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:1 - So Abijah rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. Then Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land was quiet for ten years.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:5 - He also removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and the kingdom was quiet under him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:6 - And he built fortified cities in Judah, for the land had rest; he had no war in those years, because the LORD had given him rest.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:30 - Then the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 23:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:21 - So all the people of the land rejoiced; and the city was quiet, for they had slain Athaliah with the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:13 - For now I would have lain still and been quiet,
I would have been asleep;
Then I would have been at rest

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:26 - I am not at ease, nor am I quiet;
I have no rest, for trouble comes.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:29 - When He gives quietness, who then can make trouble?
And when He hides His face, who then can see Him,
Whether it is against a nation or a man alone?—

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:17 - Why are your garments hot,
When He quiets the earth by the south wind?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 76:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:8 - You caused judgment to be heard from heaven;
The earth feared and was still,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 83:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:1 - A Song. A Psalm of Asaph.

Do not keep silent, O God!
Do not hold Your peace,
And do not be still, O God!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:13 - That You may give him rest from the days of adversity,
Until the pit is dug for the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:18 - A wrathful man stirs up strife,
But he who is slow to anger allays contention.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:4 - “and say to him: ‘Take heed, and be quiet; do not fear or be fainthearted for these two stubs of smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria, and the son of Remaliah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:7 - The whole earth is at rest and quiet;
They break forth into singing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:4 - For so the LORD said to me,
“I will take My rest,
And I will look from My dwelling place
Like clear heat in sunshine,
Like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:15 - For thus says the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel:

“In returning and rest you shall be saved;
In quietness and confidence shall be your strength.”
But you would not,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:17 - The work of righteousness will be peace,
And the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:20 - But the wicked are like the troubled sea,
When it cannot rest,
Whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 62:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:1 - For Zion’s sake I will not hold My peace,
And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest,
Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness,
And her salvation as a lamp that burns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:10 - ‘Therefore do not fear, O My servant Jacob,’ says the LORD,
‘Nor be dismayed, O Israel;
For behold, I will save you from afar,
And your seed from the land of their captivity.
Jacob shall return, have rest and be quiet,
And no one shall make him afraid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:27 - “But do not fear, O My servant Jacob,
And do not be dismayed, O Israel!
For behold, I will save you from afar,
And your offspring from the land of their captivity;
Jacob shall return, have rest and be at ease;
No one shall make him afraid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:6 - “O you sword of the LORD,
How long until you are quiet?
Put yourself up into your scabbard,
Rest and be still!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:7 - How can it be quiet,
Seeing the LORD has given it a charge
Against Ashkelon and against the seashore?
There He has appointed it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:11 - “Moab has been at ease from his[fn] youth;
He has settled on his dregs,
And has not been emptied from vessel to vessel,
Nor has he gone into captivity.
Therefore his taste remained in him,
And his scent has not changed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:23 - Against Damascus.

“Hamath and Arpad are shamed,
For they have heard bad news.
They are fainthearted;
There is trouble on the sea;
It cannot be quiet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:42

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:42 - “So I will lay to rest My fury toward you, and My jealousy shall depart from you. I will be quiet, and be angry no more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:49

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:49 - “Look, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughter had pride, fullness of food, and abundance of idleness; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:11 - “You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will go to a peaceful people, who dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates’—

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:11 - So they answered the Angel of the LORD, who stood among the myrtle trees, and said, “We have walked to and fro throughout the earth, and behold, all the earth is resting quietly.”
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