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".
Hebrew · H7834
שַׁחַק
A powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor ; by extension, the firmament
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שַׁחַק H7834
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".
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Questions this entry answers
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 clouds 7× Job 36:28, Job 38:37, Psalms 36:5, Psalms 78:23
- 2× 2 Samuel 22:12, Psalms 18:11
and the clouds 2× Deuteronomy 33:26, Proverbs 3:20
in the skies 2× Job 37:21, Psalms 89:6
the skies 2× Job 37:18, Psalms 77:17
[is] in the skies 1× Psalms 68:34
a speck of dust 1× Isaiah 40:15
and let the skies 1× Isaiah 45:8
at the clouds 1× Job 35:5
in the sky 1× Psalms 89:37
to the clouds 1× Psalms 57:10
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 33:26 שְׁחָקִֽים׃ to and the clouds Noun - masculine plural 2 Samuel 22:12 שְׁחָקִֽים׃ to - Noun - masculine plural Job 35:5 שְׁ֝חָקִ֗ים to at the clouds Noun - masculine plural Job 36:28 שְׁחָקִ֑ים to the clouds Noun - masculine plural Job 37:18 לִשְׁחָקִ֑ים to the skies Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Job 37:21 בַּשְּׁחָקִ֑ים to in the skies Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Job 38:37 שְׁחָקִ֣ים to the clouds Noun - masculine plural Psalms 18:11 שְׁחָקִֽים׃ to - Noun - masculine plural Psalms 36:5 שְׁחָקִֽים׃ to the clouds Noun - masculine plural Psalms 57:10 שְׁחָקִ֥ים to to the clouds Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 33:26
Aligned rows 21
Books represented 7
Deuteronomy 1 2 Samuel 1 Job 5 Psalms 9 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
שְׁחָקִֽים׃ 5x šə·ḥā·qîm Deuteronomy 33:26, 2 Samuel 22:12, Psalms 18:11, Psalms 36:5
שְׁחָקִ֣ים 3x šə·ḥā·qîm Job 38:37, Psalms 78:23, Proverbs 8:28
שְׁחָקִ֑ים 2x šə·ḥā·qîm Job 36:28, Psalms 77:17
שְׁחָקִ֥ים 2x šə·ḥā·qîm Psalms 57:10, Psalms 108:4
בַ֭שַּׁחַק 1x ḇaš·ša·ḥaq Psalms 89:6
בַּ֝שַּׁ֗חַק 1x baš·ša·ḥaq Psalms 89:37
בַּשְּׁחָקִ֑ים 1x baš·šə·ḥā·qîm Job 37:21
בַּשְּׁחָקִֽים׃ 1x baš·šə·ḥā·qîm Psalms 68:34
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 13x Deuteronomy 33:26, 2 Samuel 22:12, Job 35:5, Job 36:28
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 2x Proverbs 3:20, Isaiah 45:8
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 2x Job 37:21, Psalms 68:34
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Psalms 89:6, Psalms 89:37
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 40:15
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural 1x Job 37:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor ; by extension, the firmament
Source Gloss
a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor ; by extension, the firmament
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament BDB: dust Usage: cloud, small dust, heaven, sky.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שַׁחַק is built from this root:
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain