Strong's Number H8257

שָׁקַע

shaqa` · shaw-kah'

Transliteration:

shaqa`{shaw-kah'}

Word Origin:

(abbrev. Am 8:8) a primitive root

TWOT:

2456

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to subside; by implication, to be overflowed, cease; causatively, to abate, subdue

Usage in the KJV:

drown 2, quench 1, sink 1, let down 1, make deep 1

Total: 6
Occurs 5 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

to sink, sink down, subside
1. (Qal) to sink
2. (Niphal) to sink, collapse
3. (Hiphil) to sink down, cause to settle