Biblica Analytica

שָׁקַט

sha.qat (H8252)

to quiet

41 verses 13 books OT 41 / NT 0
AI Word Study

The Hebrew word שָׁקַט (sha.qat) typically means "to quiet." Its range of usage is broad, with 41 occurrences throughout the Bible. This word is often employed to convey a sense of stillness, silence, or cessation of noise or agitation. It can also imply a state of being calm or peaceful. In various contexts, sha.qat is used to describe the quieting of animals, the calming of the sea, or the hushing of voices. This word can also imply God's intervention to calm a situation or to bring stillness in the midst of turmoil. Its significance is not limited to one specific idea but encompasses a range of peaceful and calming themes throughout the Hebrew Bible. The frequency of sha.qat's occurrence suggests its importance in the cultural and spiritual context of ancient Israel. By examining the various ways this word is used, it becomes clear that sha.qat plays a role in conveying a sense of balance and harmony, whether in relation to God, nature, or human interactions.

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Joshua 11:23

So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that Yahweh spoke to Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Then the land had rest from war.

Joshua 14:15

Now the name of Hebron before was Kiriath Arba, after the greatest man among the Anakim. Then the land had rest from war.

Judges 3:11

The land had rest forty years, then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

Judges 3:30

So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. Then the land had rest eighty years.

Judges 5:31

“So let all your enemies perish, Yahweh, but let those who love him be as the sun when it rises in its strength.” Then the land had rest forty years.

Judges 8:28

So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. The land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.

Judges 18:7

Then the five men departed and came to Laish and saw the people who were there, how they lived in safety, in the way of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was no one in the land possessing authority, that might put them to shame in anything, and they were far from the Sidonians, and had no dealings with anyone else.

Judges 18:27

They took that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and came to Laish, to a people quiet and unsuspecting, and struck them with the edge of the sword; then they burned the city with fire.

Ruth 3:18

Then she said, “Wait, my daughter, until you know what will happen; for the man will not rest until he has settled this today.”

2 Kings 11:20

So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. They had slain Athaliah with the sword at the king’s house.

1 Chronicles 4:40

They found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceful; for those who lived there before were descended from Ham.

2 Chronicles 14:1

So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days, the land was quiet ten years.

2 Chronicles 14:5

Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun images; and the kingdom was quiet before him.

2 Chronicles 14:6

He built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Yahweh had given him rest.

2 Chronicles 20:30

So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around.

2 Chronicles 23:21

So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. They had slain Athaliah with the sword.

Job 3:13

For now should I have lain down and been quiet. I should have slept, then I would have been at rest,

Job 3:26

I am not at ease, neither am I quiet, neither have I rest; but trouble comes.”

Job 34:29

When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? He is over a nation or a man alike,

Job 37:17

You whose clothing is warm, when the earth is still by reason of the south wind?

Psalms 76:8

You pronounced judgment from heaven. The earth feared, and was silent,

Psalms 83:1

God, don’t keep silent. Don’t keep silent, and don’t be still, God.

Psalms 94:13

that you may give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit is dug for the wicked.

Proverbs 15:18

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

Isaiah 7:4

Tell him, ‘Be careful, and keep calm. Don’t be afraid, neither let your heart be faint because of these two tails of smoking torches, for the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.

Isaiah 14:7

The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet. They break out in song.

Isaiah 18:4

For Yahweh said to me, “I will be still, and I will see in my dwelling place, like clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”

Isaiah 30:15

For thus said the Lord Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, “You will be saved in returning and rest. Your strength will be in quietness and in confidence.” You refused,

Isaiah 32:17

The work of righteousness will be peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness and confidence forever.

Isaiah 57:20

But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it can’t rest and its waters cast up mire and mud.

Isaiah 62:1

For Zion’s sake I will not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her righteousness shines out like the dawn, and her salvation like a burning lamp.

Jeremiah 30:10

Therefore don’t be afraid, O Jacob my servant, says Yahweh. Don’t be dismayed, Israel. For, behold, I will save you from afar, and save your offspring from the land of their captivity. Jacob will return, and will be quiet and at ease. No one will make him afraid.

Jeremiah 46:27

“But don’t you be afraid, Jacob my servant. Don’t be dismayed, Israel; for, behold, I will save you from afar, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. Jacob will return, and will be quiet and at ease. No one will make him afraid.

Jeremiah 47:6

“ ‘You sword of Yahweh, how long will it be before you are quiet? Put yourself back into your scabbard; rest, and be still.’

Jeremiah 47:7

“How can you be quiet, since Yahweh has given you a command? Against Ashkelon, and against the seashore, there has he appointed it.”

Jeremiah 48:11

“Moab has been at ease from his youth, and he has settled on his lees, and has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither has he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remains in him, and his scent is not changed.

Jeremiah 49:23

Of Damascus: “Hamath is confounded, and Arpad; for they have heard evil news. They have melted away. There is sorrow on the sea. It can’t be quiet.

Ezekiel 16:42

So I will cause my wrath toward you to rest, and my jealousy will depart from you. I will be quiet, and will not be angry any more.

Ezekiel 16:49

“ ‘ “Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: pride, fullness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters. She also didn’t strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

Ezekiel 38:11

You will say, ‘I will go up to the land of unwalled villages. I will go to those who are at rest, who dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,

Zechariah 1:11

They reported to Yahweh’s angel who stood among the myrtle trees, and said, “We have walked back and forth through the earth, and behold, all the earth is at rest and in peace.”