What does שָׁכַךְ (šākakĕ) mean in the Bible?
שָׁכַךְ (šākakĕ): From visible trapping to hidden calming: secreting or suppressing force/emotion through concealment.
Hebrew · H7918
שָׁכַךְ
To weave (i.e. lay) a trap ; figuratively, (through the idea of secreting) to allay (passions; physically, abate a flood)
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שָׁכַךְH7918
Pronunciationšākakĕ
What does שָׁכַךְ (šākakĕ) mean in the Bible?
שָׁכַךְ (šākakĕ): From visible trapping to hidden calming: secreting or suppressing force/emotion through concealment.
Full entry for שָׁכַךְ (H7918) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7918?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and I will rid (1), began to subside (1), had subsided (1), lying in wait (1), subsided (1).
Where does שָׁכַךְ (šākakĕ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 8:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Esther (2), Genesis (1), Jeremiah (1), Numbers (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itand I will rid1×Numbers 17:5
began to subside1×Genesis 8:1
had subsided1×Esther 2:1
lying in wait1×Jeremiah 5:26
subsided1×Esther 7:10
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 8:1וַיָּשֹׁ֖כּוּtobegan to subsideConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralNumbers 17:5וַהֲשִׁכֹּתִ֣יtoand I will ridConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularEsther 2:1כְּשֹׁ֕ךְtohad subsidedPreposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructEsther 7:10שָׁכָֽכָה׃פtosubsidedVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularJeremiah 5:26כְּשַׁ֣ךְtolying in waitPreposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 8:1
Aligned rows5
Books represented4
Genesis1Numbers1Esther2Jeremiah1
Source forms
וַהֲשִׁכֹּתִ֣י1xwa·hă·šik·kō·ṯîNumbers 17:5
וַיָּשֹׁ֖כּוּ1xway·yā·šōk·kūGenesis 8:1
כְּשַׁ֣ךְ1xkə·šaḵJeremiah 5:26
כְּשֹׁ֕ךְ1xkə·šōḵEsther 2:1
שָׁכָֽכָה׃פ1xšā·ḵā·ḵāhEsther 7:10
Parsing patterns
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct2xEsther 2:1, Jeremiah 5:26
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular1xNumbers 17:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural1xGenesis 8:1
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular1xEsther 7:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. From visible trapping to hidden calming: secreting or suppressing force/emotion through concealment.
Source Gloss
to weave (i.e. lay) a trap ; figuratively, (through the idea of secreting) to allay (passions; physically, abate a flood)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
From visible trapping to hidden calming: secreting or suppressing force/emotion through concealment.
to weave (i.e. lay) a trap; figuratively, (through the idea of secreting) to allay (passions; physically, abate a flood) BDB: decrease Usage: appease, assuage, make to cease, pacify, set.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms1
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
PerfectEsth 7:101×
Word Origins
שָׁכַךְ is a primitive root - no further derivation.