7833. shachaq
Strong's Lexicon
shachaq: To pulverize, to rub away, to wear away, to grind

Original Word: שָׁחַק
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: shachaq
Pronunciation: shah-kahk'
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-khak')
Definition: To pulverize, to rub away, to wear away, to grind
Meaning: to comminate

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "shachaq," the concept of grinding or wearing away can be related to Greek words like "ἀλέθω" (alethō - to grind) or "κατατρίβω" (katatribō - to wear down).

Usage: The Hebrew verb "shachaq" primarily conveys the action of grinding or pulverizing something into fine particles. It is often used metaphorically to describe the process of wearing down or eroding over time. In the context of the Bible, it can refer to the physical act of grinding grain or the metaphorical wearing away of strength or power.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, grinding grain was a daily task, typically performed by women using a hand mill or a larger millstone. This process was essential for producing flour for bread, a staple in the diet. The imagery of grinding or wearing away would have been familiar to the original audience, symbolizing both the mundane aspects of daily life and the inevitable passage of time that erodes strength and vitality.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to rub away, beat fine, pulverize
NASB Translation
beat (1), beat them fine (1), pulverized (1), wears away (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[שָׁחַק] verb rub away, beat fine, pulverize (so Arabic , worn garment, thin clouds; Aramaic שְׁחַק, pilverize; Ecclus שחק Ecclesiasticus 6:36 is go often (wear by treading), Str compare iter terere); —

Qal Perfect3plural אֲבָּנִים שָֽׁחֲקוּ מַיִם Job 14:19 waters rub away stones; 2 masculine singular וְשָׁחַקְתָּ֫ Exodus 30:36 (P; of pulverizing incense, see דקק

Hiph`il); figurative, accusative of foes, Imperfect1singular suffix וְאֶשְׁחָקֵם 2 Samuel 22:43 ("") = Psalm 18:43.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
beat, wear

A primitive root; to comminate (by trituration or attrition) -- beat, wear.

Forms and Transliterations
וְֽאֶשְׁחָקֵ֗ם וְאֶשְׁחָקֵ֖ם וְשָֽׁחַקְתָּ֣ ואשחקם ושחקת שָׁ֥חֲקוּ שחקו šā·ḥă·qū šāḥăqū Shachaku veeshchaKem veshachakTa wə’ešḥāqêm wə·’eš·ḥā·qêm wə·šā·ḥaq·tā wəšāḥaqtā
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Englishman's Concordance
Exodus 30:36
HEB: וְשָֽׁחַקְתָּ֣ מִמֶּנָּה֮ הָדֵק֒
NAS: You shall beat some of it very fine,
KJV: And thou shalt beat [some] of it very small,
INT: shall beat some very

2 Samuel 22:43
HEB: וְאֶשְׁחָקֵ֖ם כַּעֲפַר־ אָ֑רֶץ
NAS: Then I pulverized them as the dust
KJV: Then did I beat them as small as the dust
INT: pulverized as the dust of the earth

Job 14:19
HEB: אֲבָנִ֤ים ׀ שָׁ֥חֲקוּ מַ֗יִם תִּשְׁטֹֽף־
NAS: Water wears away stones, Its torrents
KJV: The waters wear the stones:
INT: stones wears Water wash

Psalm 18:42
HEB: וְֽאֶשְׁחָקֵ֗ם כְּעָפָ֥ר עַל־
NAS: Then I beat them fine as the dust
KJV: Then did I beat them small as the dust
INT: beat as the dust and

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7833
4 Occurrences


šā·ḥă·qū — 1 Occ.
wə·’eš·ḥā·qêm — 2 Occ.
wə·šā·ḥaq·tā — 1 Occ.
















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