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שַׁחַק

A powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor ; by extension, the firmament

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שַׁחַקH7834

What does שַׁחַק mean in the Bible?

שַׁחַק is a Hebrew word meaning "a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor ; by extension, the firmament".

Full entry for שַׁחַק (H7834) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does שַׁחַק mean in the Bible?

שַׁחַק is a Hebrew word meaning "a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor ; by extension, the firmament".

How does the BSB render H7834?

The BSB source-word alignment has 21 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the clouds (7), - (2), and the clouds (2), in the skies (2), the skies (2).

Where does שַׁחַק appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 33:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (9), Job (5), Isaiah (2), Proverbs (2).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
the clouds7×Job 36:28, Job 38:37, Psalms 36:5, Psalms 78:23
-2×2 Samuel 22:12, Psalms 18:11
and the clouds2×Deuteronomy 33:26, Proverbs 3:20
in the skies2×Job 37:21, Psalms 89:6
the skies2×Job 37:18, Psalms 77:17
[is] in the skies1×Psalms 68:34
a speck of dust1×Isaiah 40:15
and let the skies1×Isaiah 45:8
at the clouds1×Job 35:5
in the sky1×Psalms 89:37
to the clouds1×Psalms 57:10
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 33:26שְׁחָקִֽים׃toand the cloudsNoun - masculine plural2 Samuel 22:12שְׁחָקִֽים׃to-Noun - masculine pluralJob 35:5שְׁ֝חָקִ֗יםtoat the cloudsNoun - masculine pluralJob 36:28שְׁחָקִ֑יםtothe cloudsNoun - masculine pluralJob 37:18לִשְׁחָקִ֑יםtothe skiesPreposition-l | Noun - masculine pluralJob 37:21בַּשְּׁחָקִ֑יםtoin the skiesPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralJob 38:37שְׁחָקִ֣יםtothe cloudsNoun - masculine pluralPsalms 18:11שְׁחָקִֽים׃to-Noun - masculine pluralPsalms 36:5שְׁחָקִֽים׃tothe cloudsNoun - masculine pluralPsalms 57:10שְׁחָקִ֥יםtoto the cloudsNoun - masculine plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowDeuteronomy 33:26
Aligned rows21
Books represented7
Deuteronomy12 Samuel1Job5Psalms9Proverbs2Isaiah2Jeremiah1
Source forms
שְׁחָקִֽים׃5xšə·ḥā·qîmDeuteronomy 33:26, 2 Samuel 22:12, Psalms 18:11, Psalms 36:5
שְׁחָקִ֣ים3xšə·ḥā·qîmJob 38:37, Psalms 78:23, Proverbs 8:28
שְׁחָקִ֑ים2xšə·ḥā·qîmJob 36:28, Psalms 77:17
שְׁחָקִ֥ים2xšə·ḥā·qîmPsalms 57:10, Psalms 108:4
בַ֭שַּׁחַק1xḇaš·ša·ḥaqPsalms 89:6
בַּ֝שַּׁ֗חַק1xbaš·ša·ḥaqPsalms 89:37
בַּשְּׁחָקִ֑ים1xbaš·šə·ḥā·qîmJob 37:21
בַּשְּׁחָקִֽים׃1xbaš·šə·ḥā·qîmPsalms 68:34
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural13xDeuteronomy 33:26, 2 Samuel 22:12, Job 35:5, Job 36:28
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural2xProverbs 3:20, Isaiah 45:8
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural2xJob 37:21, Psalms 68:34
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular2xPsalms 89:6, Psalms 89:37
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct1xIsaiah 40:15
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural1xJob 37:18
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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