Shâchaq — H7833

H7833 · Hebrew — שחק

Pronunciation: shaw-khak'

Definition

verb

to comminate (by trituration or attrition)

  1. to rub away, beat fine, pulverise
    1. (Qal)
      1. to rub away
        1. of incense, stones
        2. of enemies (fig)

Usually translated as

beat, wear

Origin

a primitive root

Occurrences

Shâchaq occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), 2 Samuel (1), Job (1), Psalms (1)

Strong's Lexicon — S