Word Study · Strong's H7834 · Hebrew
שַׁחַק
shachaq
shakh'-ak
“a powder (as beaten small)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament
Rendered in the KJV as
cloud, small dust, heaven, sky.
- 21occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 7 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 13inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 21 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 13
- שְׁחָקִֽים׃5
- שְׁחָקִ֣ים3
- שְׁחָקִ֥ים2
- שְׁחָקִ֑ים2
- בַ֭שַּׁחַק1
- בַּ֝שַּׁ֗חַק1
- בַּשְּׁחָקִ֑ים1
- בַּשְּׁחָקִֽים׃1
- וּכְשַׁ֥חַק1
- וּ֝שְׁחָקִ֗ים1
- וּשְׁחָקִ֖ים1
- לִשְׁחָקִ֑ים1
and 1 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 8
- [the] clouds8
- clouds5
- and clouds2
- in the cloud[s]2
- [is] in the clouds1
- and like [the] dust of1
- in the clouds1
- to clouds1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- noun · masculine plural13
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural2
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural2
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmpa · 13
- HC/Ncmpa · 2
- HRd/Ncmpa · 2
- HRd/Ncmsa · 2
- HC/R/Ncmsc · 1
- HR/Ncmpa · 1
All 21, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Deuteronomy1 occurrence
2 Samuel1 occurrence
Job5 occurrences
- Job 35:5שְׁ֝חָקִ֗יםshechakimnoun · masculine pluralLook to the heavens and see; gaze at the clouds high above you.here: [the] clouds
- Job 36:28שְׁחָקִ֑יםshechakimnoun · masculine pluralwhich the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind.here: [the] clouds
- Job 37:18לִשְׁחָקִ֑יםlishchakimpreposition + noun · masculine pluralcan you, like Him, spread out the skies to reflect the heat like a mirror of bronze?here: to clouds
- Job 37:21בַּשְּׁחָקִ֑יםbashechakimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralNow no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.here: in the clouds
- Job 38:37שְׁחָקִ֣יםshechakimnoun · masculine pluralWho has the wisdom to count the clouds? Or who can tilt the water jars of the heavenshere: [the] clouds
Psalms9 occurrences
- Psalms 18:11שְׁחָקִֽים׃shechakimnoun · masculine pluralHe made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.here: clouds
- Psalms 36:5שְׁחָקִֽים׃shechakimnoun · masculine pluralYour loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.here: [the] clouds
- Psalms 57:10שְׁחָקִ֥יםshechakimnoun · masculine pluralFor Your loving devotion reaches to the heavens, and Your faithfulness to the clouds.here: [the] clouds
- Psalms 68:34בַּשְּׁחָקִֽים׃bashechakimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralAscribe the power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose strength is in the skies.here: [is] in the clouds
- Psalms 77:17שְׁחָקִ֑יםshechakimnoun · masculine pluralThe clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth.here: clouds
- Psalms 78:23שְׁחָקִ֣יםshechakimnoun · masculine pluralYet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens.here: clouds
- Psalms 89:6בַ֭שַּׁחַקvashachakpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularFor who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?here: in the cloud[s]
- Psalms 89:37בַּ֝שַּׁ֗חַקbashachakpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularlike the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selahhere: in the cloud[s]
- Psalms 108:4שְׁחָקִ֥יםshechakimnoun · masculine pluralFor Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.here: [the] clouds
Proverbs2 occurrences
- Proverbs 3:20וּ֝שְׁחָקִ֗יםushechakimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluralBy His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.here: and clouds
- Proverbs 8:28שְׁחָקִ֣יםshechakimnoun · masculine pluralwhen He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth,here: [the] clouds
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 40:15וּכְשַׁ֥חַקukheshachakconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are considered a speck of dust on the scales; He lifts up the islands like fine dust.here: and like [the] dust of
- Isaiah 45:8וּשְׁחָקִ֖יםushechakimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluralDrip down, O heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open up that salvation may sprout and righteousness spring up with it; I, the LORD, have created it.here: and clouds