What does שָׁקַד (šāqad) mean in the Bible?
שָׁקַד (šāqad): To shape or fashion something with the distinctive form of an almond—used of architectural/culinary vessels.
Hebrew · H8246
שָׁקַד
To be (intensively, make ) almond-shaped
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שָׁקַד H8246
Pronunciation šāqad
What does שָׁקַד (šāqad) mean in the Bible?
שָׁקַד (šāqad): To shape or fashion something with the distinctive form of an almond—used of architectural/culinary vessels.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8246?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include shaped like almond blossoms (4), - (2).
Where does שָׁקַד (šāqad) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 25:33. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (6).
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 shaped like almond blossoms 4× Exodus 25:33, Exodus 25:34, Exodus 37:19, Exodus 37:20
- 2× Exodus 25:33, Exodus 37:19
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 25:33 מְֽשֻׁקָּדִ֞ים to shaped like almond blossoms Noun - masculine plural Exodus 25:33 מְשֻׁקָּדִ֛ים to - Noun - masculine plural Exodus 25:34 מְשֻׁקָּדִ֔ים to shaped like almond blossoms Noun - masculine plural Exodus 37:19 מְֽשֻׁקָּדִ֞ים to shaped like almond blossoms Noun - masculine plural Exodus 37:19 מְשֻׁקָּדִ֛ים to - Noun - masculine plural Exodus 37:20 מְשֻׁ֨קָּדִ֔ים to shaped like almond blossoms Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 25:33
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 1
Exodus 6
Source forms
מְֽשֻׁקָּדִ֞ים 2x mə·šuq·qā·ḏîm Exodus 25:33, Exodus 37:19
מְשֻׁקָּדִ֛ים 2x mə·šuq·qā·ḏîm Exodus 25:33, Exodus 37:19
מְשֻׁקָּדִ֔ים 1x mə·šuq·qā·ḏîm Exodus 25:34
מְשֻׁ֨קָּדִ֔ים 1x mə·šuq·qā·ḏîm Exodus 37:20
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 6x Exodus 25:33, Exodus 25:34, Exodus 37:19, Exodus 37:20
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. To shape or fashion something with the distinctive form of an almond—used of architectural/culinary vessels.
Source Gloss
to be (intensively, make ) almond-shaped
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
To shape or fashion something with the distinctive form of an almond—used of architectural/culinary vessels.
to be (intensively, make) almond-shaped BDB: cups shaped like almond Usage: make like (unto, after the fashion of) almonds.
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 6
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 6×
Participle passive Exod 25:33 · Exod 25:34 · Exod 37:19 · Exod 37:20 6×
Word Origins
שָׁקַד is built from this root:
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