Shâkak — H7918

Definition

verb

to weave (i.e. lay) a trap; figuratively, (through the idea of secreting) to allay (passions; physically, abate a flood)

1. to subside, abate, decrease
1. (Qal) to abate
2. (Hiphil) to allay

Usually translated as

make to cease, appease, assuage, pacify, set

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• kopázō (G2869)
• periairéō (G4014)

Occurrences

Shâkak occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (1), Esther (2), Jeremiah (1)

• Numbers 17:5 — And it shall come to pass, that the man’s rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease (וַהֲשִׁכֹּתִ֣י) from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.
• Esther 2:1 — After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased (כְּשֹׁ֕ךְ), he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.
• Esther 7:10 — So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified (שָׁכָֽכָה).
• Jeremiah 5:26 — For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth (כְּשַׁ֣ךְ) snares; they set a trap, they catch men.