שׁקע
shâqa‛
shaw-kah'
(Abbreviated in Amos 8:8); a primitive root; to subside; by implication to be overflowed, cease; causatively to abate, subdue
KJV Usage: make deep, let down, drown, quench, sink.
שׁקע
shâqa‛
shaw-kah'
(Abbreviated in Amos 8:8); a primitive root; to subside; by implication to be overflowed, cease; causatively to abate, subdue
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions
BDB9014
BDB9015
שׁקע
1. to sink, sink down, subside
a. (Qal) to sink
b. (Niphal) to sink, collapse
c. (Hiphil) to sink down, cause to settle
Origin: a primitive root
TWOT: 2456
Parts of Speech: Verb
- שָׁקַע
- sha.qa
- H:V
- to sink
- 1) to sink, sink down, subside
1a) (Qal) to sink
1b) (Niphal) to sink, collapse
1c)(Hiphil) to sink down, cause to settle