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Lexicon :: Strong's H8248 - šāqâ

Aa
שָׁקָה
Transliteration
šāqâ
Pronunciation
shaw-kaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2452

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁקָה shâqâh, shaw-kaw'; a primitive root; to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to:—cause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See H7937, H8354.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 74x

The KJV translates Strong's H8248 in the following manner: drink (43x), water (17x), butler (9x), cupbearer (3x), miscellaneous (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 74x
The KJV translates Strong's H8248 in the following manner: drink (43x), water (17x), butler (9x), cupbearer (3x), miscellaneous (1x).

  1. to give to drink, irrigate, drink, water, cause to drink water

    1. (Hiphil)

      1. to water, irrigate

      2. to water, give drink to

    2. (Pual) to be watered

    3. (Niphal) variant

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁקָה shâqâh, shaw-kaw'; a primitive root; to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to:—cause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See H7937, H8354.
STRONGS H8248: Abbreviations
† [שָׁקָה] verb
Hiph. cause to drink water, give to drink (Late Hebrew Hiph. id.; Arabic bdb105204 I. give to drink; Sabean סקי be irrigated FellZMG liv (1900), 246, מסקי drinks HomChr 124, מסתקין id. DHMHofmus., No. 1, l. 7; Ethiopic bdb105205 water, irrigate; Assyrian šaḳû I. = Hebrew Hiph., Aramaic שְׁקָא, bdb105206 Aph`el); — for Qal see שָׁתָה; — Perfect 3rd person masculine singular consecutive וְהִשְׁקָה Genesis 2:6 +, suffix וְהִשְׁקָהּ Numbers 5:27; 2nd person masculine singular consecutive וְהִשְׁקִיתָ Numbers 20:8 +; 1st person singular consecutive וְהִשְׁקֵיתִי Ezekiel 32:6, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַשְׁקֶה Numbers 5:26, וַיַּשְׁקְ Genesis 29:10 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix הַשְׁקִ֫הוּ Proverbs 25:21; feminine singular suffix הַשְׁקֹ֫ינִי Genesis 24:43 +; Infinitive construct הַשְׁקוֺת Genesis 2:10 +, suffix הַשְׁקֹתוֺ Genesis 24:19; Participle מַשְׁקֶה Psalm 104:13, construct Habakkuk 2:15 (see also I., II. מַשְׁקֶה); —
1. water, irrigate, ground: subject mist Genesis 2:6, river Genesis 2:10 (both J), spring Joel 4:18 [Joel 3:18]; subject י׳ Isaiah 27:3 (כֶּרֶם), Ezekiel 17:7 (גֶּפֶן), both in figure, figurative also Ezekiel 32:6 water land מִדָּם; literal with מִן of source Psalm 104:13 (הָרִים) and (subject man) Ecclesiastes 2:6 (יַעַר).
2. water, give drink to, usually human subject, accusative of beast, Genesis 24:14, 46 (twice in verse); Genesis 29:2 (מִן of source), Genesis 29:3; Genesis 29:7; Genesis 29:8; Genesis 29:10; Exodus 2:16, 17, 19 (all J), Psalm 104:11 (subject springs); accusative of person Genesis 21:19 (E), Genesis 24:18, 19, 45 (J), Habakkuk 2:15 (figurative), Isaiah 43:20 (י׳ subject), Psalm 78:15 (id.), 2 Chronicles 28:15, with ב of vessel Esther 1:7; with accusative of person and animal. Numbers 20:8 (P); give one something to drink, accusative of person + of thing (water, wine, etc.), Amos 2:12; Genesis 19:32, 33, 34, 35; Genesis 24:43 (all J), Judges 4:19; 1 Samuel 30:11; 2 Samuel 23:15 = 1 Chronicles 11:15; Job 22:7, compare Songs 8:2 (מִיַּיִן); figurative Jeremiah 8:14; Jeremiah 9:14; Jeremiah 16:7; Jeremiah 23:15; Jeremiah 25:15; Psalm 69:22, compare וְנַחַל עֲדָנֶיךָ תַשְׁקֵם Psalm 36:9, and וַתַּשְׁקֵ֫מוֺ בִּדְמָעוֺת Psalm 80:6; accusative of thing omitted, literal Judges 4:19; Exodus 32:20 (E), figurative Jeremiah 25:17. — See also I.מַשְׁקֶה below.
Pu. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וּמֹחַ עַצְמוֺתָיו יְשֻׁקֶּה Job 21:24 the marrow of his bones is watered, (refreshed, invigorated). — נשׁקה Amos 8:8 see שׁקע.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

2:6; 2:6; 2:10; 2:10; 19:32; 19:33; 19:34; 19:35; 21:19; 24:14; 24:18; 24:19; 24:19; 24:43; 24:43; 24:45; 24:46; 29:2; 29:3; 29:7; 29:8; 29:10; 29:10

Exodus

2:16; 2:17; 2:19; 32:20

Numbers

5:26; 5:27; 20:8; 20:8

Judges

4:19; 4:19

1 Samuel

30:11

2 Samuel

23:15

1 Chronicles

11:15

2 Chronicles

28:15

Esther

1:7

Job

21:24; 22:7

Psalms

36:9; 69:22; 78:15; 80:6; 104:11; 104:13; 104:13

Proverbs

25:21

Ecclesiastes

2:6

Song of Songs

8:2

Isaiah

27:3; 43:20

Jeremiah

8:14; 9:14; 16:7; 23:15; 25:15; 25:17

Ezekiel

17:7; 32:6; 32:6

Joel

3:18

Amos

2:12; 8:8

Habakkuk

2:15; 2:15

H8248

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Strong's Number H8248 matches the Hebrew שָׁקָה (šāqâ),
which occurs 62 times in 60 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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