Quick Definition
to subside
Strong's Definition
to weave (i.e. lay) a trap; figuratively, (through the idea of secreting) to allay (passions; physically, abate a flood)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: appease, assuage, make to cease, pacify, set.
TWOT Reference: 2384
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to subside, abate, decrease
1a) (Qal) to abate
1b) (Hiphil) to allay
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to subside, abate, decrease
1a) (Qal) to abate
1b) (Hiphil) to allay
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שָׁכַךְ
shâkak
BDB Definition:
1) to subside, abate, decrease
1a) (Qal) to abate
1b) (Hiphil) to allay
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2384
Total KJV Occurrences: 5