What does שָׁקַע (šāqaʿ) mean in the Bible?
שָׁקַע (šāqaʿ): Downward descent movement: literal sinking or submersion, extending figuratively to cessation, defeat, and subduing of opposition.
Hebrew · H8257
שָׁקַע
To subside ; by implication, to be overflowed , cease ; causatively, to abate , subdue
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שָׁקַעH8257
Pronunciationšāqaʿ
What does שָׁקַע (šāqaʿ) mean in the Bible?
שָׁקַע (šāqaʿ): Downward descent movement: literal sinking or submersion, extending figuratively to cessation, defeat, and subduing of opposition.
Full entry for שָׁקַע (H8257) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8257?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), died down (1), settle (1), then sinks (1), will sink (1).
Where does שָׁקַע (šāqaʿ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 11:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Amos (1), Ezekiel (1), Jeremiah (1), Job (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. . .1×Job 41:1
died down1×Numbers 11:2
settle1×Ezekiel 32:14
then sinks1×Amos 9:5
will sink1×Jeremiah 51:64
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 11:2וַתִּשְׁקַ֖עtodied downConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularJob 41:1תַּשְׁקִ֥יעַto. . .Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularJeremiah 51:64תִּשְׁקַ֨עtowill sinkVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularEzekiel 32:14אַשְׁקִ֣יעַtosettleVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singularAmos 9:5וְשָׁקְעָ֖הtothen sinksConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowNumbers 11:2
Aligned rows5
Books represented5
Numbers1Job1Jeremiah1Ezekiel1Amos1
Source forms
אַשְׁקִ֣יעַ1x’aš·qî·a‘Ezekiel 32:14
וְשָׁקְעָ֖ה1xwə·šā·qə·‘āhAmos 9:5
וַתִּשְׁקַ֖ע1xwat·tiš·qa‘Numbers 11:2
תַּשְׁקִ֥יעַ1xtaš·qî·a‘Job 41:1
תִּשְׁקַ֨ע1xtiš·qa‘Jeremiah 51:64
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular1xAmos 9:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular1xNumbers 11:2
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular1xEzekiel 32:14
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular1xJob 41:1
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular1xJeremiah 51:64
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Downward descent movement: literal sinking or submersion, extending figuratively to cessation, defeat, and subduing of opposition.
Source Gloss
to subside ; by implication, to be overflowed , cease ; causatively, to abate , subdue
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Downward descent movement: literal sinking or submersion, extending figuratively to cessation, defeat, and subduing of opposition.
to subside; by implication, to be overflowed, cease; causatively, to abate, subdue BDB: sink Usage: make deep, let down, drown, quench, sink.
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 groups2Aligned forms3
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action2×
ImperfectEzek 32:14 · Job 40:252×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
ImperfectJer 51:641×
Word Origins
שָׁקַע is a primitive root - no further derivation.