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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H8257 - Sink

Strong's No.:H8257

Hebrew:שָׁקַע

Transliteration:shâqaʻ

Phonetic:shaw-kah'

Word Origin:(Abbreviated in )

Bible Usage:make {deep} let {down} {drown} {quench} sink.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

a primitive root; to subside; by implication to be {overflowed} cease; causatively to {abate} subdue


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. to sink, sink down, subside

a. (Qal) to sink

b. (Niphal) to sink, collapse

c. (Hiphil) to sink down, cause to settle


Bible References:
Sink

Translation
Occurrences:
deep ( 1 )
down ( 1 )
drowned ( 2 )
quenched ( 1 )
sink ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.