שָׁקַטshâqaṭ

be quiet, undisturbed

Pronunciation: shaw-kat' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8252

Meanings

Qal: be quiet, undisturbed (Jeremiah 30:10; Jeremiah 46:27; Joshua 11:23)

1. of land (Judges 3:11; Judges 3:30; Judges 5:31)

2. be quiet, inactive, = be pacified (Isaiah 18:4; Psalms 83:2; Ezekiel 16:42)

Hiph`il

1. shew quietness, (inner causative) (Isaiah 7:4; Isaiah 57:20; Jeremiah 49:23)

2. cause quietness, pacify, allay (Job 34:29; Psalms 94:13; Proverbs 15:18)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 41 times in the Bible.

  • Joshua 11:23 So Joshua took control of the entire land, just as the Lord had instructed Moses. He gave it to the people of Israel as their special possession, dividing the land among the tribes. So the land finally had rest from war.
  • Joshua 14:15 (Previously Hebron had been called Kiriath-arba. It had been named after Arba, a great hero of the descendants of Anak.) And the land had rest from war.
  • Judges 3:11 So there was peace in the land for forty years. Then Othniel son of Kenaz died.
  • Judges 3:30 So Moab was conquered by Israel that day, and there was peace in the land for eighty years.
  • Judges 5:31 “Lord, may all your enemies die like Sisera! But may those who love you rise like the sun in all its power!” Then there was peace in the land for forty years.
  • Judges 8:28 That is the story of how the people of Israel defeated Midian, which never recovered. Throughout the rest of Gideon’s lifetime—about forty years—there was peace in the land.
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