Lexical Definition
שַׁחַק shachaq (shakh'-ak) cloud H:N-M
from שָׁחַק
cloud, small dust, heaven, sky.
- a powder (as beaten small)
- by analogy, a thin vapor
- by extension, the firmament
1) dust, cloud
1a) fine dust
1b) (thin) cloud
See Greek: ἀήρ · ἄστρον · νεφέλη · νέφος · οὐρανός · ῥιπή · στερέωμα
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| שְׁחָקִֽים | clouds | Deut.33.26 • 2Sam.22.12 • Ps.18.11 • Ps.36.5 • Jer.51.9 |
| שְׁחָקִ֥ים | clouds | Ps.57.10 • Ps.108.4 |
| שְׁחָקִ֣ים | clouds | Job.38.37 • Ps.78.23 • Prov.8.28 |
| שְׁחָקִ֑ים | clouds | Job.36.28 • Ps.77.17 |
| שְׁ֝חָקִ֗ים | clouds | Job.35.5 |
| לִשְׁחָקִ֑ים | clouds | Job.37.18 |
| וּשְׁחָקִ֖ים | and clouds | Isa.45.8 |
| וּכְשַׁ֥חַק | and like dust of | Isa.40.15 |
| וּ֝שְׁחָקִ֗ים | and clouds | Prov.3.20 |
| בַּשְּׁחָקִֽים | in the clouds | Ps.68.34 |
| בַּשְּׁחָקִ֑ים | in the clouds | Job.37.21 |
| בַּ֝שַּׁ֗חַק | in the cloud | Ps.89.37 |
| בַ֭שַּׁחַק | in the cloud | Ps.89.6 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
שַׁ֫חַק noun masculineProv 9:20 dust, cloud (as fine, thin); — ׳שׁ absolute Ps 89:7*; Ps 89:38*, construct Isa 40:15 plural שְׁחָקִים Deut 33:25 +; —
1. fine dust, מאֹזְנַיִם ׳שׁ Isa 40:15 (simile of insignificance).
2. (thin) cloud, usually plural (often || שָׁמַיִם), Deut 33:26 (poem), Isa 45:8; Jer 51:9; Job 35:5; Job 36:28; Job 37:21; Job 38:37; Ps 36:6*; Ps 57:11*; Ps 68:35*; Ps 77:18*; Ps 78:23; Ps 108:5* opposed to תְּהוֺם Prov 3:20; Prov 8:28 ׳עָבֵי שׁ 2Sam 22:12 = Ps 18:12* = heavens, sky Job 37:18 (with חִרְקִיעַ), and (singular) Ps 89:7*; Ps 89:38*.
שִׁחֹר see שִׁיחוֺר.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Deuteronomy | 33:25 · 33:26 |
| 2 Samuel | 22:12 |
| Job | 35:5 · 36:28 · 37:18 · 37:21 · 38:37 |
| Psalms | 18:12* · 36:6* · 57:11* · 68:35* · 77:18* · 78:23 · 89:7* · 89:38* · 108:5* |
| Proverbs | 3:20 · 8:28 · 9:20 |
| Isaiah | 40:15 · 45:8 |
| Jeremiah | 51:9 |