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שָׁקַט H8252

H8252 is the Hebrew word שָׁקַט, transliterated shâqaṭ and said shaw-kat'. The King James Version most often renders it quiet.

Word: שָׁקַטTransliteration: shâqaṭSaid: shaw-kat'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 38 verses

What it means

to repose (usually figurative).

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 35 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

quiet 13×rest 10×quietness 3×rested 1×neither had i rest 1×giveth quietness 1×quieteth 1×still 1×mayest give him rest 1×appeaseth 1×take my rest 1×sake i will not rest 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: appease, idleness, (at, be at, be in, give) quiet(-ness), (be at, be in, give, have, take) rest, settle, be still.

Verses using שָׁקַט

All 38 verses, quoted in full.

Joshua 11:23 · KJV

So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.

Joshua 14:15 · KJV

And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.

Judges 3:11 · KJV

And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

Judges 3:30 · KJV

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

Judges 5:31 · KJV

So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.

Judges 8:28 · KJV

Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.

Judges 18:7 · KJV

Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.

Judges 18:27 · KJV

And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.

Ruth 3:18 · KJV

Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.

2 Kings 11:20 · KJV

And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king’s house.

1 Chronicles 4:40 · KJV

And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.

2 Chronicles 14:1 · KJV

So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.

2 Chronicles 14:5 · KJV

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

2 Chronicles 14:6 · KJV

And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.

2 Chronicles 20:30 · KJV

So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.

2 Chronicles 23:21 · KJV

And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.

Job 3:13 · KJV

For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,

Job 3:26 · KJV

I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.

Job 34:29 · KJV

When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:

Job 37:17 · KJV

How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?

Psalm 83:1 · KJV

Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

Psalm 94:13 · KJV

That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.

Proverbs 15:18 · KJV

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Isaiah 7:4 · KJV

And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.

Isaiah 14:7 · KJV

The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.

Isaiah 18:4 · KJV

For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.

Isaiah 30:15 · KJV

For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.

Isaiah 32:17 · KJV

And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.

Isaiah 57:20 · KJV

But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

Isaiah 62:1 · KJV

For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.

Jeremiah 30:10 · KJV

Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.

Jeremiah 46:27 · KJV

But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.

Jeremiah 47:6 · KJV

O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.

Jeremiah 47:7 · KJV

How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.

Jeremiah 48:11 · KJV

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

Ezekiel 16:42 · KJV

So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.

Ezekiel 16:49 · KJV

Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

Ezekiel 38:11 · KJV

And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,

Common questions

What does Strong's H8252 mean?

H8252 is the Hebrew word שָׁקַט (shâqaṭ), meaning to repose (usually figurative).

How is H8252 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it quiet (13 times), rest (10 times), quietness (3 times), rested (1 time), neither had i rest (1 time), among others.

How many times does H8252 appear in the Bible?

שָׁקַט (shâqaṭ) is tagged in 38 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8252 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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