Strong's Lexicon shaqah: To give drink, to water, to irrigate Original Word: שָׁקָה 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 Origina 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 yəšuqqehLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 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 Genesis 19:32 Genesis 19:33 Genesis 19:34 Genesis 19:35 Genesis 21:19 Genesis 24:14 Genesis 24:18 Genesis 24:19 Genesis 24:43 Genesis 24:45 Genesis 24:46 Genesis 24:46 Genesis 29:2 Genesis 29:3 Genesis 29:7 Genesis 29:8 Genesis 29:10 Exodus 2:16 Exodus 2:17 Exodus 2:19 Exodus 32:20 Numbers 5:24 Numbers 5:26 61 Occurrences |