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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שָׁכַךְ H7918
Pronunciation šākakĕ
What does שָׁכַךְ (šākakĕ) mean in the Bible?
שָׁכַךְ (šākakĕ): From visible trapping to hidden calming: secreting or suppressing force/emotion through concealment.
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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 It and I will rid 1× Numbers 17:5
began to subside 1× Genesis 8:1
had subsided 1× Esther 2:1
lying in wait 1× Jeremiah 5:26
subsided 1× Esther 7:10
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 8:1 וַיָּשֹׁ֖כּוּ to began to subside Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Numbers 17:5 וַהֲשִׁכֹּתִ֣י to and I will rid Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Esther 2:1 כְּשֹׁ֕ךְ to had subsided Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Esther 7:10 שָׁכָֽכָה׃פ to subsided Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Jeremiah 5:26 כְּשַׁ֣ךְ to lying in wait Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 8:1
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Genesis 1 Numbers 1 Esther 2 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
וַהֲשִׁכֹּתִ֣י 1x wa·hă·šik·kō·ṯî Numbers 17:5
וַיָּשֹׁ֖כּוּ 1x way·yā·šōk·kū Genesis 8:1
כְּשַׁ֣ךְ 1x kə·šaḵ Jeremiah 5:26
כְּשֹׁ֕ךְ 1x kə·šōḵ Esther 2:1
שָׁכָֽכָה׃פ 1x šā·ḵā·ḵāh Esther 7:10
Parsing patterns
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 2x Esther 2:1, Jeremiah 5:26
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular 1x Numbers 17:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Genesis 8:1
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular 1x Esther 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 definition Source: 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 groups 1 Aligned forms 1
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Perfect Esth 7:10 1×
Word Origins
שָׁכַךְ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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