8248. shaqah
Strong's Lexicon
shaqah: To give drink, to water, to irrigate

Original Word: שָׁקָה
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: shaqah
Pronunciation: shah-KAH
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-kaw')
Definition: To give drink, to water, to irrigate
Meaning: to quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4222 (potizo): To give to drink, to furnish drink, to irrigate

Usage: The Hebrew verb "shaqah" primarily means to provide drink or to water. It is used in various contexts, including the watering of plants, animals, and people. The term conveys the act of supplying necessary sustenance, often implying care and provision.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the agrarian society of ancient Israel, water was a precious resource, essential for survival and prosperity. The act of watering fields, flocks, and people was a daily necessity and often a communal activity. Wells, springs, and rain were seen as blessings from God, and the ability to provide water was a sign of wealth and divine favor. The concept of "shaqah" is deeply embedded in the cultural understanding of hospitality and stewardship of the land.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
cause to drink water, give to drink
NASB Translation
drink (23), drinks were served (1), gave him a drink (2), gave me to drink (1), gave the a drink (1), gave them drink (2), give (5), give him to drink (1), give me to drink (2), give them to drink (1), give drink (2), given (1), given to drink (1), given us to drink (1), giving him a drink (1), irrigate (1), made them to drink (1), moist (1), provided him to drink (1), water (12), watered (5), waters (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[שָׁקָה] verb Hiph`il cause to drink water, give to drink (Late Hebrew Hiph`il id.; Arabic I. give to drink; Sabean סקי be irrigated FellZMG liv (1900), 246, מסקי drinks HomChr 124, מסתקין id. DHMHofmus., No. 1, l. 7; Ethiopic water, irrigate; Assyrian ša‡û I. = Hebrew Hiph`il, Aramaic שְׁקָא, Aph`el); — for

Qal see שָׁתָה; — Perfect3masculine singular consecutive וְהִשְׁקָה Genesis 2:6 +, suffix וְהִשְׁקָהּ Numbers 5:27; 2masculine singular consecutive וְהִשְׁקִיתָ Numbers 20:8 +; 1 singular consecutive וְהִשְׁקֵיתִי Ezekiel 32:6, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יַשְׁקֶה Numbers 5:26, וַיַּשְׁקְ Genesis 29:10 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix הַשְׁקִ֫הוּ Proverbs 25:21; feminine singular suffix הַשְׁקֹ֫ינִי Genesis 24:43 +; Infinitive construct הַשְׁקוֺת Genesis 2:10 +, suffix הַשְׁקֹתוֺ Genesis 24:19; Participle מַשְׁקֶה Psalm 104:13, construct Habakkuk 2:15 (see also I., II. מַשְׁקֶה); —

1 water, irrigate, ground: subject mist Genesis 2:6, river Genesis 2:10 (both J), spring Joel 4:18; subject ׳י Isaiah 27:3 (כֶּרֶם), Ezekiel 17:7 (גֶּפֶן), both in figure, figurative also Ezekiel 32:6 water land מִדָּם; literal with מִן of source Psalm 104:13 (הָרִים) and (subject man) Ecclesiastes 2:6 (יַעַר).

2 water, give drink to, usually human subject, accusative of beast, Genesis 24:14,46 (twice in verse); Genesis 29:2 (מִן of source), Genesis 29:3; Genesis 29:7; Genesis 29:8; Genesis 29:10; Exodus 2:16,17,19 (all J), Psalm 104:11 (subject springs); accusative of person Genesis 21:19 (E), Genesis 24:18,19,45 (J), Habakkuk 2:15 (figurative), Isaiah 43:20 (׳י subject), Psalm 78:15 (id.), 2 Chronicles 28:15, with ב of vessel Esther 1:7; with accusative of person and animal. Numbers 20:8 (P); give one something to drink, accusative of person + of thing (water, wine, etc.), Amos 2:12; Genesis 19:32,33,34,35; Genesis 24:43 (all J), Judges 4:19; 1 Samuel 30:11; 2 Samuel 23:15 = 1 Chronicles 11:15; Job 22:7, compare Songs 8:2 (מִיַּיִן); figurative Jeremiah 8:14; Jeremiah 9:14; Jeremiah 16:7; Jeremiah 23:15; Jeremiah 25:15; Psalm 69:22, compare וְנַחַל עֲדָנֶיךָ תַשְׁקֵם Psalm 36:9, and וַתַּשְׁקֵ֫מוֺ בִּדְמָעוֺת Psalm 80:6; accusative of thing omitted, literal Judges 4:19; Exodus 32:20 (E), figurative Jeremiah 25:17. — See also I.מַשְׁקֶה infra.

Pu`al Imperfect3masculine singular וּמֹחַ עַצְמוֺתָיו יְשֻׁקֶּה Job 21:24 the marrow of his bones is watered, (refreshed, invigorated). — נשׁקה Amos 8:8 see שׁקע. p. 1054.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
cause to give, give to, let, make to drink, drown, moisten, water

A primitive root; to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to -- cause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See shakar, shathah.

see HEBREW shakar

see HEBREW shathah

Forms and Transliterations
אַשְׁקְךָ֙ אַשְׁקֶ֑ה אַשְׁקֶ֑נָּה אשקה אשקך אשקנה הִ֝שְׁקִיתָ֗נוּ הִשְׁקָֽתָה׃ הַשְׁק֥וּ הַשְׁקִ֥ינִי הַשְׁקִֽינִי־ הַשְׁקִינִי־ הַשְׁקֵ֥הוּ השקהו השקו השקיני השקיני־ השקיתנו השקתה׃ וְהִשְׁק֖וּ וְהִשְׁקִ֖ינוּ וְהִשְׁקִ֥יתָ וְהִשְׁקִיתִ֖ים וְהִשְׁקִיתָ֤ה וְהִשְׁקִיתָ֥ וְהִשְׁקִתִ֖ים וְהִשְׁקֵיתִ֨י וְהִשְׁקָ֖ה וְהִשְׁקָ֣הּ וְהִשְׁקָה֙ וְהַשְׁקוֹת֙ וַ֝יַּ֗שְׁקְ וַ֝תַּשְׁקֵ֗מוֹ וַיַּ֕שְׁקְ וַיַּ֖שְׁקְ וַיַּשְׁק֜וּם וַיַּשְׁקֵ֣נוּ וַיַּשְׁקֻ֖הוּ וַתַּ֖שְׁקְ וַתַּשְׁק֥וּ וַתַּשְׁקֵ֖הוּ וַתַּשְׁקֵֽהוּ׃ וַתַּשְׁקֶ֜יןָ וַתַּשְׁקֶ֧יןָ וָֽאַשְׁקֶה֙ ואשקה והשקה והשקו והשקות והשקינו והשקית והשקיתה והשקיתי והשקיתים והשקתים וישק וישקהו וישקום וישקנו ותשק ותשקהו ותשקהו׃ ותשקו ותשקין ותשקמו יְשֻׁקֶּֽה׃ יַ֭שְׁקוּ יַשְׁק֖וּ יַשְׁק֤וּ יַשְׁק֥וּנִי יַשְׁקֵ֣נִי יַשְׁקֶ֥ה ישקה ישקה׃ ישקו ישקוני ישקני לְהַשְׁק֖וֹת לְהַשְׁק֣וֹת לְהַשְׁקֹת֑וֹ להשקות להשקתו מַשְׁקֵ֣ה מַשְׁקֶ֣ה משקה נַשְׁקֶ֧ה נַשְׁקֶ֨נּוּ נשקה נשקנו תַּשְׁקֶ֑ה תַשְׁקֵֽם׃ תשקה תשקם׃ ’aš·qə·ḵā ’aš·qeh ’aš·qen·nāh ’ašqeh ’ašqəḵā ’ašqennāh ashkeCha ashKeh ashKennah haš·qê·hū haš·qî·nî haš·qî·nî- haš·qū hashKehu hashkini hashKu hašqêhū hašqînî hašqînî- hašqū hiš·qā·ṯāh hiš·qî·ṯā·nū hishKatah hishkiTanu hišqāṯāh hišqîṯānū lə·haš·qō·ṯōw lə·haš·qō·wṯ lehashKot lehashkoTo ləhašqōṯōw ləhašqōwṯ maš·qeh maš·qêh mashKeh mašqeh mašqêh naš·qeh naš·qen·nū nashKeh nashKennu našqeh našqennū taš·qeh ṯaš·qêm tashKeh tashKem tašqeh ṯašqêm vaashKeh vaiYashk vaiyashKenu vaiyashKuhu vaiyashKum vatTashk vattashKehu vattashKeina vattashKemov vattashKu vehashkOt vehishKah vehishkeiTi vehishKinu vehishkiTa vehishkiTah vehishkiTim vehishKu wā’ašqeh wā·’aš·qeh wat·taš·qê·hū wat·taš·qê·mōw wat·taš·qe·nā wat·taš·qū wat·tašq wattašq wattašqêhū wattašqêmōw wattašqenā wattašqū way·yaš·qê·nū way·yaš·qu·hū way·yaš·qūm way·yašq wayyašq wayyašqênū wayyašquhū wayyašqūm wə·haš·qō·wṯ wə·hiš·qāh wə·hiš·qê·ṯî wə·hiš·qî·nū wə·hiš·qî·ṯā wə·hiš·qî·ṯāh wə·hiš·qi·ṯîm wə·hiš·qî·ṯîm wə·hiš·qū wəhašqōwṯ wəhišqāh wəhišqêṯî wəhišqînū wəhišqîṯā wəhišqîṯāh wəhišqiṯîm wəhišqîṯîm wəhišqū yaš·qê·nî yaš·qeh yaš·qū yaš·qū·nî yashKeh yashKeni yashKu yashKuni yašqeh yašqênî yašqū yašqūnî yə·šuq·qeh yeshukKeh yəšuqqeh
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Genesis 2:6
HEB: מִן־ הָאָ֑רֶץ וְהִשְׁקָ֖ה אֶֽת־ כָּל־
NAS: from the earth and water the whole
KJV: the earth, and watered the whole face
INT: from the earth and water the whole surface

Genesis 2:10
HEB: יֹצֵ֣א מֵעֵ֔דֶן לְהַשְׁק֖וֹת אֶת־ הַגָּ֑ן
NAS: out of Eden to water the garden;
KJV: of Eden to water the garden;
INT: flowed of Eden to water the garden there

Genesis 19:32
HEB: לְכָ֨ה נַשְׁקֶ֧ה אֶת־ אָבִ֛ינוּ
NAS: let us make our father drink wine,
KJV: our father drink wine,
INT: Come drink our father wine

Genesis 19:33
HEB: וַתַּשְׁקֶ֧יןָ אֶת־ אֲבִיהֶ֛ן
NAS: So they made their father drink wine
KJV: their father drink wine
INT: drink their father wine

Genesis 19:34
HEB: אֶת־ אָבִ֑י נַשְׁקֶ֨נּוּ יַ֜יִן גַּם־
NAS: with my father; let us make him drink wine
KJV: with my father: let us make him drink wine
INT: with my father drink wine also

Genesis 19:35
HEB: וַתַּשְׁקֶ֜יןָ גַּ֣ם בַּלַּ֧יְלָה
NAS: So they made their father drink wine
KJV: their father drink wine
INT: drink also night

Genesis 21:19
HEB: הַחֵ֙מֶת֙ מַ֔יִם וַתַּ֖שְׁקְ אֶת־ הַנָּֽעַר׃
NAS: with water and gave the lad
KJV: and gave the lad drink.
INT: the skin water and gave the lad

Genesis 24:14
HEB: וְגַם־ גְּמַלֶּ֖יךָ אַשְׁקֶ֑ה אֹתָ֤הּ הֹכַ֙חְתָּ֙
NAS: Drink, and I will water your camels
KJV: thy camels drink also: [let the same be] she [that] thou hast appointed
INT: again your camels will water appointed your servant

Genesis 24:18
HEB: עַל־ יָדָ֖הּ וַתַּשְׁקֵֽהוּ׃
NAS: to her hand, and gave him a drink.
KJV: upon her hand, and gave him drink.
INT: unto her hand and gave

Genesis 24:19
HEB: וַתְּכַ֖ל לְהַשְׁקֹת֑וֹ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר גַּ֤ם
NAS: Now when she had finished giving him a drink, she said,
KJV: And when she had done giving him drink, she said,
INT: had finished giving said also

Genesis 24:43
HEB: וְאָמַרְתִּ֣י אֵלֶ֔יהָ הַשְׁקִֽינִי־ נָ֥א מְעַט־
NAS: Please let me drink a little
KJV: water of thy pitcher to drink;
INT: say about drink Please A little

Genesis 24:45
HEB: וָאֹמַ֥ר אֵלֶ֖יהָ הַשְׁקִ֥ינִי נָֽא׃
NAS: to her, 'Please let me drink.'
KJV: [water]: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
INT: said unto drink to her Please

Genesis 24:46
HEB: וְגַם־ גְּמַלֶּ֖יךָ אַשְׁקֶ֑ה וָאֵ֕שְׁתְּ וְגַ֥ם
NAS: Drink, and I will water your camels
KJV: thy camels drink also: so I drank,
INT: also your camels will water Drink also

Genesis 24:46
HEB: וְגַ֥ם הַגְּמַלִּ֖ים הִשְׁקָֽתָה׃
NAS: so I drank, and she watered the camels
KJV: and she made the camels drink also.
INT: also the camels watered

Genesis 29:2
HEB: הַבְּאֵ֣ר הַהִ֔וא יַשְׁק֖וּ הָעֲדָרִ֑ים וְהָאֶ֥בֶן
NAS: it, for from that well they watered the flocks.
KJV: by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks:
INT: well they watered the flocks now the stone

Genesis 29:3
HEB: פִּ֣י הַבְּאֵ֔ר וְהִשְׁק֖וּ אֶת־ הַצֹּ֑אן
NAS: of the well and water the sheep,
KJV: mouth, and watered the sheep,
INT: the mouth of the well and water the sheep and put

Genesis 29:7
HEB: הֵאָסֵ֣ף הַמִּקְנֶ֑ה הַשְׁק֥וּ הַצֹּ֖אן וּלְכ֥וּ
NAS: to be gathered. Water the sheep,
KJV: should be gathered together: water ye the sheep,
INT: to be gathered the livestock Water the sheep and go

Genesis 29:8
HEB: פִּ֣י הַבְּאֵ֑ר וְהִשְׁקִ֖ינוּ הַצֹּֽאן׃
NAS: of the well; then we water the sheep.
KJV: mouth; then we water the sheep.
INT: the mouth of the well water the sheep

Genesis 29:10
HEB: פִּ֣י הַבְּאֵ֔ר וַיַּ֕שְׁקְ אֶת־ צֹ֥אן
NAS: of the well and watered the flock
KJV: mouth, and watered the flock
INT: the mouth of the well and watered the flock of Laban

Exodus 2:16
HEB: אֶת־ הָ֣רְהָטִ֔ים לְהַשְׁק֖וֹת צֹ֥אן אֲבִיהֶֽן׃
NAS: the troughs to water their father's
KJV: the troughs to water their father's
INT: and filled the troughs to water flock their father's

Exodus 2:17
HEB: מֹשֶׁה֙ וַיּ֣וֹשִׁעָ֔ן וַיַּ֖שְׁקְ אֶת־ צֹאנָֽם׃
NAS: up and helped them and watered their flock.
KJV: and helped them, and watered their flock.
INT: Moses and helped and watered their flock

Exodus 2:19
HEB: דָלָה֙ לָ֔נוּ וַיַּ֖שְׁקְ אֶת־ הַצֹּֽאן׃
NAS: the water for us and watered the flock.
KJV: [water] enough for us, and watered the flock.
INT: drew the water and watered the flock

Exodus 32:20
HEB: פְּנֵ֣י הַמַּ֔יִם וַיַּ֖שְׁקְ אֶת־ בְּנֵ֥י
NAS: of Israel drink [it].
KJV: of Israel drink [of it].
INT: the surface of the water drink the sons of Israel

Numbers 5:24
HEB: וְהִשְׁקָה֙ אֶת־ הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה
NAS: Then he shall make the woman drink the water
KJV: And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter
INT: drink the woman the water

Numbers 5:26
HEB: הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָה וְאַחַ֛ר יַשְׁקֶ֥ה אֶת־ הָאִשָּׁ֖ה
NAS: he shall make the woman drink the water.
KJV: shall cause the woman to drink the water.
INT: the altar and afterward drink the woman the water

61 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8248
61 Occurrences


’aš·qə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
’aš·qeh — 2 Occ.
’aš·qen·nāh — 1 Occ.
haš·qê·hū — 1 Occ.
haš·qî·nî- — 3 Occ.
haš·qū — 1 Occ.
hiš·qā·ṯāh — 1 Occ.
hiš·qî·ṯā·nū — 1 Occ.
lə·haš·qō·wṯ — 5 Occ.
lə·haš·qō·ṯōw — 1 Occ.
maš·qeh — 2 Occ.
naš·qeh — 1 Occ.
naš·qen·nū — 1 Occ.
taš·qeh — 1 Occ.
ṯaš·qêm — 1 Occ.
wā·’aš·qeh — 1 Occ.
way·yašq — 5 Occ.
way·yaš·qê·nū — 1 Occ.
way·yaš·qu·hū — 1 Occ.
way·yaš·qūm — 1 Occ.
wat·tašq — 1 Occ.
wat·taš·qê·hū — 2 Occ.
wat·taš·qe·nā — 2 Occ.
wat·taš·qê·mōw — 1 Occ.
wat·taš·qū — 1 Occ.
wə·haš·qō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·hiš·qāh — 4 Occ.
wə·hiš·qê·ṯî — 1 Occ.
wə·hiš·qî·nū — 1 Occ.
wə·hiš·qî·ṯā — 3 Occ.
wə·hiš·qî·ṯāh — 1 Occ.
wə·hiš·qî·ṯîm — 2 Occ.
wə·hiš·qū — 1 Occ.
yaš·qeh — 1 Occ.
yaš·qê·nî — 2 Occ.
yaš·qū — 3 Occ.
yaš·qū·nî — 1 Occ.
yə·šuq·qeh — 1 Occ.















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