Lexical Definition

‎שָׁקָה‎ shâqâh (shaw-kaw') to water: watering ^H:V
a primitive root

cause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See ‎שָׁכַר‎, ‎שָׁתָה‎.

• to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish apotion to

1) to give to drink, irrigate, drink, water, cause to drink water
1a) (Hiphil)
1a1) to water, irrigate
1a2) to water, give drink to
1b) (Pual) to be watered
1c) (Niphal) variant

See Greek: πίνω · ποτίζω

Extended Information

meaning of: שָׁקָה

• : drink(PEOPLE)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Also see: שָׁקַע

[‎שָׁקָה‎] verb Hiph`il cause to drink water, give to drink (Late Hebrew Hiph`il id.; Arabic I. give to drink; Sabean ‎סקי‎ be irrigated Fell^{ZMG liv (1900), 246,} ‎מסקי‎ drinks Hom^{Chr 124}, ‎מסתקין‎ id. DHM^{Hofmus., No. 1, l. 7}; Ethiopic water, irrigate; Assyrian ša‡û I. = Hebrew Hiph`il, Aramaic ‎שְׁקָא‎, Aph`el); — for Qal see ‎שָׁתָה‎; — Perfect 3 masculine singular consecutive ‎וְהִשְׁקָה‎ Gen 2:6 +, suffix ‎וְהִשְׁקָהּ‎ Num 5:27 2 masculine singular consecutive ‎וְהִשְׁקִיתָ‎ Num 20:8 +; 1 singular consecutive ‎וְהִשְׁקֵיתִי‎ Ezek 32:6, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יַשְׁקֶה‎ Num 5:26, ‎וַיַּשְׁקְ‎ Gen 29:10 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix ‎הַשְׁקִ֫הוּ‎ Prov 25:21 feminine singular suffix ‎הַשְׁקֹ֫ינִי‎ Gen 24:43 +; Infinitive construct ‎הַשְׁקוֺת‎ Gen 2:10 +, suffix ‎הַשְׁקֹתוֺ‎ Gen 24:19 Participle ‎מַשְׁקֶה‎ Ps 104:13, construct Hab 2:15 (see also I., II. ‎מַשְׁקֶה‎); —

1. water, irrigate, ground: subject mist Gen 2:6, river vGen 2:10 (both J), spring Joel 4:18* subject ‎׳‎‎י‎ Isa 27:3 (‎כֶּרֶם‎), Ezek 17:7 (‎גֶּפֶן‎), both in figure, figurative also Ezek 32:6 water land ‎מִדָּם‎; literal with ‎מִן‎ of source Ps 104:13 (‎הָרִים‎) and (subject man) Eccl 2:6 (‎יַעַר‎).

2. water, give drink to, usually human subject, accusative of beast, Gen 24:14; Gen 24:46 (twice in verse); Gen 29:2 (‎מִן‎ of source), vGen 29:3 vGen 29:7 vGen 29:8 vGen 29:10; Exod 2:16; Exod 2:17; Exod 2:19 (all J), Ps 104:11 (subject springs); accusative of person Gen 21:19 (E), Gen 24:18; Gen 24:19; Gen 24:45 (J), Hab 2:15 (figurative), Isa 43:20 (‎׳‎‎י‎ subject), Ps 78:15 (id.), 2Chr 28:15, with ‎ב‎ of vessel Esth 1:7 with accusative of person and animal. Num 20:8 (P); give one something to drink, accusative of person + of thing (water, wine, etc.), Amos 2:12; Gen 19:32; Gen 19:33; Gen 19:34; Gen 19:35; Gen 24:43 (all J), Judg 4:19; 1Sam 30:11; 2Sam 23:15 = 1Chr 11:15; Job 22:7, compare Song 8:2 (‎מִיַּיִן‎); figurative Jer 8:14; Jer 9:14*; Jer 16:7; Jer 23:15; Jer 25:15; Ps 69:22*, compare ‎וְנַחַל‎ ‎עֲדָנֶיךָ תַשְׁקֵם‎ Ps 36:9*, and ‎וַתַּשְׁקֵ֫מוֺ בִּדְמָעוֺת‎ Ps 80:6* accusative of thing omitted, literal Judg 4:19; Exod 32:20 (E), figurative Jer 25:17. — See also I. ‎מַשְׁקֶה‎ infra. Pu`al Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎וּמֹחַ עַצְמוֺתָיו‎ ‎יְשֻׁקֶּה‎ Job 21:24 the marrow of his bones is watered, (refreshed, invigorated). — ‎נשׁקה‎ Amos 8:8 see ‎שׁקע‎. p. 1054.

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