Lexicon :: Strong's H7834 - šaḥaq

שַׁחַק

Transliteration

šaḥaq

Pronunciation

shakh'-ak

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From שָׁחַק (H7833)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2367a

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

שַׁחַק shachaq, shakh'-ak; from H7833; a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament:—cloud, small dust, heaven, sky.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's H7834 in the following manner: cloud (11x), sky (7x), heaven (2x), small dust (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's H7834 in the following manner: cloud (11x), sky (7x), heaven (2x), small dust (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

dust, cloud
1. fine dust
2. (thin) cloud

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

שַׁחַק shachaq, shakh'-ak; from H7833; a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament:—cloud, small dust, heaven, sky.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H7834: Abbreviations

† שַׁ֫חַק noun masculine^{Prov 9:20} dust, cloud (as fine, thin); — שׁ׳ absolute Psalm 89:7; Psalm 89:38, construct Isaiah 40:15; plural שְׁחָקִים Deuteronomy 33:25 +; —

1. fine dust, מאֹזְנַיִם שׁ׳ Isaiah 40:15 (simile of insignificance).

2. (thin) cloud, usually plural (often || שָׁמַיִם), Deuteronomy 33:26 (poem), Isaiah 45:8; Jeremiah 51:9; Job 35:5; Job 36:28; Job 37:21; Job 38:37; Psalm 36:6; Psalm 57:11; Psalm 68:35; Psalm 77:18; Psalm 78:23; Psalm 108:5; opposed to תְּהוֺם Proverbs 3:20; Proverbs 8:28; עָבֵי שׁ׳ 2 Samuel 22:12 = Psalm 18:12; = heavens, sky Job 37:18 (with חִרְקִיעַ), and (singular) Psalm 89:7; Psalm 89:38.

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