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It is often used in the context of water or other substances diminishing or settling down. The term can also imply a calming or reduction in intensity, such as the abatement of anger or the subsiding of a storm.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, water was a powerful symbol, often representing chaos or divine judgment, as seen in the Flood narrative. The concept of water subsiding or sinking would have been significant, symbolizing the restoration of order and peace. The abatement of water or anger was seen as a divine act, reflecting God's control over nature and human emotions.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to sink, sink down<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>died (1), press down (1), settle (1), sink down (1), subside (1), subsides (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">שָׁקַע</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>sink, sink down</b></font> (so Late Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">שָׁקַע</font>, Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">שְׁקַע</font>; Arabic has <img src="/bdbgif/bdb105402.gif"> <em>be smitten, prostrated, collapse </em>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>3feminine singular consecutive <font class="hebrew2">וְשָֽׁקְעָה</font>; <a href="/interlinear/amos/9-5.htm">Amos 9:5</a> <em>it shall sink</em> like the Nile (of land; opposed to <font class="hebrew2">עָלַה</font>); 3 feminine singular <font class="hebrew2">וַתִּשְׁקַע</font> <a href="/interlinear/numbers/11-2.htm">Numbers 11:2</a> (JE), of fire, <em>it sunk down</em>, died out; <font class="hebrew2">תִּשְׁקַע</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51-64.htm">Jeremiah 51:64</a>, of Babylon (like stone in water; opposed to <font class="hebrew2">קוּם</font>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Niph`al</b></font>3feminine singular <font class="hebrew2">נִשְׁקְעָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/amos/8-8.htm">Amos 8:8</a> Qr, of land, <em>sink</em> (opposed to <font class="hebrew2">עָלָה</font>; = <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/amos/9-5.htm">Amos 9:5</a>; Kt erroneous <font class="hebrew2">נשקה</font>, compare W<sup>SG287</sup>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hiph`il</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em>1singular <font class="hebrew2">אַשְׁקִיעַ</font> <font class="hebrew2">מֵימֵיהֶם</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/32-14.htm">Ezekiel 32:14</a> <em>I will make their waters sink</em>, (settle, grow clear); 2 masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">וּחְֶבֶל תַּשְׁקִיעַ לְשׁוֺנוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/40-25.htm">Job 40:25</a> <em>with a cord wilt thou make</em> his tongue <em>sink</em> (? pull or press it down; of crocodile; Mich<sup>Suppl,2349</sup> cited Thes 1477, compare Samaritan <img src="/bdbgif/bdb105403.gif"> = <font class="hebrew2">חבשׁ</font> <em>bind</em>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>make deep, let down, drown, quench, sink <p>(abbreviated Am. 8:8); a primitive root; to subside; by implication, to be overflowed, cease; causatively, to abate, subdue -- make deep, let down, drown, quench, sink. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אַשְׁקִ֣יעַ אשקיע וְנִשְׁקְעָ֖ה וְשָׁקְעָ֖ה וַתִּשְׁקַ֖ע ונשקעה ושקעה ותשקע תִּשְׁקַ֨ע תַּשְׁקִ֥יעַ תשקיע תשקע ’aš·qî·a‘ ’ašqîa‘ ashKia taš·qî·a‘ tashKia tašqîa‘ tiš·qa‘ tishKa tišqa‘ vattishKa venishkeAh veshakeAh wat·tiš·qa‘ wattišqa‘ wə·niš·qə·‘āh wə·šā·qə·‘āh wənišqə‘āh wəšāqə‘āh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/numbers/11-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 11:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶל־ יְהוָ֔ה <b> וַתִּשְׁקַ֖ע </b> הָאֵֽשׁ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to the LORD and the fire <span class="itali">died</span> out.<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto the LORD, the fire <span class="itali">was quenched.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/11-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to the LORD <span class="itali">died</span> and the fire<p><b><a href="/text/job/41-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 41:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/41.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּחַכָּ֑ה וּ֝בְחֶ֗בֶל <b> תַּשְׁקִ֥יעַ </b> לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/41.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with a fishhook? <span class="itali">Or press down</span> his tongue<br><a href="/kjvs/job/41.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with a cord <span class="itali">[which] thou lettest down?</span><br><a href="/interlinear/job/41-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> angle A cord <span class="itali">down</span> his tongue<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/51-64.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 51:64</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ כָּ֠כָה <b> תִּשְׁקַ֨ע </b> בָּבֶ֤ל וְלֹֽא־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/51.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> shall Babylon <span class="itali">sink down</span> and not rise<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/51.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Thus shall Babylon <span class="itali">sink,</span> and shall not rise<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51-64.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and say Just <span class="itali">sink</span> shall Babylon and not<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/32-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 32:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> אָ֚ז <b> אַשְׁקִ֣יעַ </b> מֵֽימֵיהֶ֔ם וְנַהֲרוֹתָ֖ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I will make their waters <span class="itali">settle</span> And will cause their rivers<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Then will I make their waters <span class="itali">deep,</span> and cause their rivers<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/32-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Then <span class="itali">settle</span> their waters their rivers<p><b><a href="/text/amos/8-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Amos 8:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/amos/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">[וְנִשְׁקָה כ] <b> (וְנִשְׁקְעָ֖ה </b> ק) כִּיא֥וֹר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/amos/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And it will be tossed about <span class="itali">And subside</span> like the Nile<br><a href="/kjvs/amos/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and it shall be cast out <span class="itali">and drowned,</span> as [by] the flood<br><a href="/interlinear/amos/8-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and everyone will be tossed <span class="itali">make deep</span> the Nile of Egypt<p><b><a href="/text/amos/9-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Amos 9:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/amos/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כַיְאֹר֙ כֻּלָּ֔הּ <b> וְשָׁקְעָ֖ה </b> כִּיאֹ֥ר מִצְרָֽיִם׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/amos/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> up like the Nile <span class="itali">And subsides</span> like the Nile<br><a href="/kjvs/amos/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> wholly like a flood; <span class="itali">and shall be drowned,</span> as [by] the flood<br><a href="/interlinear/amos/9-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the Nile and all <span class="itali">and subsides</span> the Nile of Egypt<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8257.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8257.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8257<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/ashkia_8257.htm">’aš·qî·a‘ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tashkia_8257.htm">taš·qî·a‘ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tishka_8257.htm">tiš·qa‘ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vattishka_8257.htm">wat·tiš·qa‘ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/venishkeah_8257.htm">wə·niš·qə·‘āh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veshakeah_8257.htm">wə·šā·qə·‘āh — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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