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It can describe the action of rushing or running, typically in a context that implies enthusiasm or a strong desire to reach a destination or achieve a goal. The term can also be used metaphorically to describe the fervent pursuit of something.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, physical movement such as running or rushing was often associated with urgency or importance. The act of running could signify a range of emotions or intentions, from fear and escape to joy and pursuit. In a nomadic and agrarian society, the ability to move quickly was valued for both practical and symbolic reasons, reflecting one's dedication or commitment to a task or purpose.<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 decrease, abate<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>lessen (1), lying in wait (1), subsided (3).<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">שָׁכַךְ</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>decrease, abate</b></font> (Late Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">שְׁכִיכָה</font> is <em>allaying</em> of anger; <font class="hebrew2">שִׁכֵּךְ אֹזֶן</font> <em>soothe, satisfy</em> the <em>ear</em> (so apparently Dalm), i.e. allow it to hear and understand, compare Levy<sup>NHWB</sup> (and Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb101303.gif"> <em>be narrow have small ears, be deaf</em>, Frä<sup>90</sup>); — Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb101304.gif"> see <em>humble oneself</em>, Wahrm <em>humiliate</em>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em>3masculine plural <font class="hebrew2">וַיָּשֹׁכוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/8-1.htm">Genesis 8:1</a> the waters <em>abated</em>; <em>Infinitive construct</em> <font class="hebrew2">כְּשֹׁךְ</font> <a href="/interlinear/esther/2-1.htm">Esther 2:1</a> when <em>abated</em> the king's wrath, so <em>Perfect</em>3feminine singular <font class="hebrew2">שָׁכָ֑כָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/esther/7-10.htm">Esther 7:10</a>. — <font class="hebrew2">כְּשַׁךְ יְקוּשִׁים</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26</a> usually <em>like the bending, crouching, of fowlers</em> (this meaning for <font class="hebrew2">שַׁךְ</font> dubious; Dr <font class="hebrew2">כְּשֻׁר</font> Du strike out <font class="hebrew2">ישׁור כשׁ</font>, then reads <font class="hebrew2">יִלְכֹּדוּ׃</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מוֺקְשִׁים הִצִּיבוּ בַּשַּׁחַת א</font>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hiph`il</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>1singular consecutive <font class="hebrew2">וַהֲשִׁכֹּתִ֫י מֵעָלַי</font> <a href="/interlinear/numbers/17-20.htm">Numbers 17:20</a> <em>I will allay from upon me the murmurings</em> (accusative), etc. <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>appease, assuage, make to cease, pacify, set <p>A primitive root; to weave (i.e. Lay) a trap; figuratively, (through the idea of secreting) to allay (passions; physically, abate a flood) -- appease, assuage, make to cease, pacify, set. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וַהֲשִׁכֹּתִ֣י וַיָּשֹׁ֖כּוּ והשכתי וישכו כְּשַׁ֣ךְ כְּשֹׁ֕ךְ כשך שָׁכָֽכָה׃ שככה׃ kə·šaḵ kə·šōḵ kəšaḵ keShach keShoch kəšōḵ šā·ḵā·ḵāh šāḵāḵāh shaChachah vahashikkoTi vaiyaShokku wa·hă·šik·kō·ṯî wahăšikkōṯî way·yā·šōk·kū wayyāšōkkū<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/genesis/8-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 8:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַל־ הָאָ֔רֶץ <b> וַיָּשֹׁ֖כּוּ </b> הַמָּֽיִם׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the earth, and the water <span class="itali">subsided.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the earth, and the waters <span class="itali">asswaged;</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/8-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> over the earth <span class="itali">subsided</span> and the water<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/17-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 17:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַטֵּ֣הוּ יִפְרָ֑ח <b> וַהֲשִׁכֹּתִ֣י </b> מֵֽעָלַ֗י אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> will sprout. <span class="itali">Thus I will lessen</span> from upon Myself the grumblings<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall blossom: <span class="itali">and I will make to cease</span> from me the murmurings<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/17-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the rod will sprout <span class="itali">will lessen</span> against the grumblings<p><b><a href="/text/esther/2-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Esther 2:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/esther/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה <b> כְּשֹׁ֕ךְ </b> חֲמַ֖ת הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/esther/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Ahasuerus <span class="itali">had subsided,</span> he remembered<br><a href="/kjvs/esther/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Ahasuerus <span class="itali">was appeased,</span> he remembered<br><a href="/interlinear/esther/2-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> things these <span class="itali">had subsided</span> the anger of King<p><b><a href="/text/esther/7-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Esther 7:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/esther/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַחֲמַ֥ת הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ <b> שָׁכָֽכָה׃ </b> פ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/esther/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and the king's anger <span class="itali">subsided.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/esther/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Then was the king's wrath <span class="itali">pacified.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/esther/7-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> anger and the king's <span class="itali">subsided</span><p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/5-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 5:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רְשָׁעִ֑ים יָשׁוּר֙ <b> כְּשַׁ֣ךְ </b> יְקוּשִׁ֔ים הִצִּ֥יבוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> like fowlers <span class="itali">lying in wait;</span> They set<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [men]: they lay wait, <span class="itali">as he that setteth</span> snares;<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/5-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> wicked watch <span class="itali">lying</span> fowlers set<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7918.htm">5 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7918.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7918<br>5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/keshach_7918.htm">kə·šaḵ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/keshoch_7918.htm">kə·šōḵ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/shachachah_7918.htm">šā·ḵā·ḵāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vahashikkoti_7918.htm">wa·hă·šik·kō·ṯî — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaiyashokku_7918.htm">way·yā·šōk·kū — 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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