H7918

שָׁכַךְ

sha.khakhH:V

to subside

1) to subside, abate, decrease 1a) (Qal) to abate 1b) (Hiphil) to allay

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

II. [שָׂכַךְ] verb weave (compare || √ II. סכך); Po`lel Imperfect 2 masculine singular suffix תְּשׂכְכֵנִי Job 10:11 with bones and sinews thou weavest me together..

[שָׁכַךְ] verb decrease, abate (Late Hebrew שְׁכִיכָה is allaying of anger; שִׁכֵּךְ אֹזֶן soothe, satisfy the ear (so apparently Dalm), i.e. allow it to hear and understand, compare Levy^NHWB (and Arabic be narrow have small ears, be deaf, Frä⁹⁰); — Arabic see humble oneself, Wahrm humiliate); —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine plural וַיָּשֹׁכוּ Gen 8:1 the waters abated; Infinitive construct כְּשֹׁךְ Esth 2:1 when abated the king's wrath, so Perfect 3 feminine singular שָׁכָ֑כָה Esth 7:10. — כְּשַׁךְ יְקוּשִׁים Jer 5:26 usually like the bending, crouching, of fowlers (this meaning for שַׁךְ dubious; Dr כְּשֻׁר Du strike out ישׁור כשׁ, then reads יִלְכֹּדוּ׃ ׳מוֺקְשִׁים הִצִּיבוּ בַּשַּׁחַת א). Hiph`il Perfect 1 singular consecutive וַהֲשִׁכֹּתִ֫י מֵעָלַי Num 17:20 I will allay from upon me the murmurings (accusative), etc.

3 occurrences

Genesis (1), Esther (1), Jeremiah (1)