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Lexicon :: Strong's H7834 - šaḥaq

Aa
שַׁחַק
Transliteration
šaḥaq
Pronunciation
shakh'-ak
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2367a

Strong’s Definitions

שַׁחַק shachaq, shakh'-ak; from H7833; a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament:—cloud, small dust, heaven, sky.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's H7834 in the following manner: cloud (11x), sky (7x), heaven (2x), small dust (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's H7834 in the following manner: cloud (11x), sky (7x), heaven (2x), small dust (1x).

  1. dust, cloud

    1. fine dust

    2. (thin) cloud

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שַׁחַק shachaq, shakh'-ak; from H7833; a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament:—cloud, small dust, heaven, sky.
STRONGS H7834: Abbreviations
† שַׁ֫חַק noun masculineProv 9:20 dust, cloud (as fine, thin); — שׁ׳ absolute Psalm 89:7; Psalm 89:38, construct Isaiah 40:15; plural שְׁחָקִים Deuteronomy 33:25 +; —
1. fine dust, מאֹזְנַיִם שׁ׳ Isaiah 40:15 (simile of insignificance).
2. (thin) cloud, usually plural (often || שָׁמַיִם), Deuteronomy 33:26 (poem), Isaiah 45:8; Jeremiah 51:9; Job 35:5; Job 36:28; Job 37:21; Job 38:37; Psalm 36:6; Psalm 57:11; Psalm 68:35; Psalm 77:18; Psalm 78:23; Psalm 108:5; opposed to תְּהוֺם Proverbs 3:20; Proverbs 8:28; עָבֵי שׁ׳ 2 Samuel 22:12 = Psalm 18:12; = heavens, sky Job 37:18 (with חִרְקִיעַ), and (singular) Psalm 89:7; Psalm 89:38.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

33:25; 33:26

2 Samuel

22:12

Job

35:5; 36:28; 37:18; 37:21; 38:37

Psalms

18:12; 36:6; 57:11; 68:35; 77:18; 78:23; 89:7; 89:7; 89:38; 89:38; 108:5

Proverbs

3:20; 8:28

Isaiah

40:15; 40:15; 45:8

Jeremiah

51:9

H7834

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7834 matches the Hebrew שַׁחַק (šaḥaq),
which occurs 21 times in 21 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:26 - No other is like the God of Jeshurun, coming on the heavens to your help, and letting his glory be seen in the skies.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:12 - And he made the dark his tent round him, a mass of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:5 - Let your eyes be turned to the heavens, and lifted up to see the skies; they are higher than you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:28 - Flowing down from the sky, and dropping on the peoples.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:18 - Will you, with him, make the skies smooth, and strong as a polished looking-glass?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:21 - And now the light is not seen, for it is dark because of the clouds; but a wind comes, clearing them away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:37 - By whose wisdom are the clouds numbered, or the water-skins of the heavens turned to the earth,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:11 - He made the dark his secret place; his tent round him was the dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:5 - Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens, and your strong purpose is as high as the clouds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:10 - For your mercy is great, stretching up to the heavens, and your righteousness goes up to the clouds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:34 - Make clear that strength is God's: he is lifted up over Israel, and his power is in the clouds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:17 - The clouds sent out water; the skies gave out a sound; truly, your arrows went far and wide.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:23 - And he gave orders to the clouds on high, and the doors of heaven were open;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:6 - For who is there in the heavens in comparison with the Lord? who is like the Lord among the sons of the gods?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:37 - It will be fixed for ever like the moon; and the witness in heaven is true. (Selah.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:4 - For your mercy is higher than the heavens: and your unchanging faith than the clouds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:20 - By his knowledge the deep was parted, and dew came dropping from the skies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:28 - When he made strong the skies overhead: when the fountains of the deep were fixed:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:15 - See, the nations are to him like a drop hanging from a bucket, and like the small dust in the scales: he takes up the islands like small dust.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:8 - Let righteousness come down, O heavens, from on high, and let the sky send it down like rain: let the earth be open to give the fruit of salvation, causing righteousness to come up with it; I the Lord have made it come about.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:9 - We would have made Babylon well, but she is not made well: give her up, and let us go everyone to his country: for her punishment is stretching up to heaven, and lifted up even to the skies.
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