# שָׁקַע (shaqa)

Israeli respelling: sha-qa. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H8257. 6 Old Testament occurrences.

to subside; by implication, to be overflowed, cease; causatively, to abate, subdue

King James renderings: make deep, let down, drown, quench, sink.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/shaqa-h8257

## Occurrences

- [Numbers 11:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/11/2) — And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.
- [Job 41:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/41/1) — Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
- [Jeremiah 51:64](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/51/64) — And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far…
- [Ezekiel 32:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/32/14) — Then will I make their waters deep, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord GOD.
- [Amos 8:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/amos/8/8) — Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cas…
- [Amos 9:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/amos/9/5) — And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up who…