8264. shaqaq
Strong's Lexicon
shaqaq: To run, rush, run to and fro, be eager, be restless

Original Word: שָׁקַק
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: shaqaq
Pronunciation: shah-KAHK
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-kak')
Definition: To run, rush, run to and fro, be eager, be restless
Meaning: to course, to seek greedily

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "shaqaq," the concept of running or rushing can be found in Greek words such as "τρέχω" (trecho - Strong's Greek 5143), which means to run or to hasten.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "shaqaq" primarily conveys the idea of movement, often with a sense of urgency or restlessness. It can describe physical running or rushing about, as well as a more metaphorical eagerness or restlessness. The term is used to depict both literal and figurative actions, emphasizing a sense of motion and activity.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, physical movement was often associated with purpose and intent. The act of running or rushing could indicate urgency, pursuit, or a response to a call or need. In a nomadic and agrarian society, such actions were common in daily life, whether in tending to flocks, engaging in trade, or responding to threats. The metaphorical use of "shaqaq" to describe eagerness or restlessness reflects the dynamic nature of human emotions and desires, which were often expressed through physical actions.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to run, run about, rush
NASB Translation
quenched (1), rush (1), rush about (1), rush wildly (1), rushing (1), thirsty (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[שָׁקַק] verb run, run about, rush (apparently akin to √ I. שׁוק, whence שׁוֺק); —

Qal Imperfect3masculine plural בָּעִיר יָשֹׁקּוּ Joel 2:9, of locusts ("" יְרֻצוּן; > Gr proposes יִסְּקוּfrom סלק); Participle שֹׁקֵק Isaiah 33:4, with ב of thing rush at, upon (like locusts); of roving, ranging bear Proverbs 28:15 (unless we read שָׁקוּל, Toy); figurative of נֶפֶשׁ longing for water Isaiah 29:8 ("" עָיֵם and, va, רֵקָה), Psalm 107:9 ("" רְעֵבָה).

Hithpalpel Imperfect3masculine plural יִשְׁתַּקְשְׁקוּן Nahum 2:5, of chariots, they rush to and fro.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
have appetite, long, range, run to and fro

A primitive root; to course (like a beast of prey); by implication, to seek greedily -- have appetite, justle one against another, long, range, run (to and fro).

Forms and Transliterations
יִֽשְׁתַּקְשְׁק֖וּן יָשֹׁ֗קּוּ ישקו ישתקשקון שֹׁקֵקָ֑ה שׁוֹקֵ֑ק שׁוֹקֵ֥ק שׁוֹקֵקָ֑ה שוקק שוקקה שקקה shoKek shokeKah šō·qê·qāh šō·w·qê·qāh šō·w·qêq šōqêqāh šōwqêq šōwqêqāh yā·šōq·qū yaShokku yāšōqqū yiš·taq·šə·qūn yishtaksheKun yištaqšəqūn
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 107:9
HEB: הִ֭שְׂבִּיעַ נֶ֣פֶשׁ שֹׁקֵקָ֑ה וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ רְ֝עֵבָה
NAS: For He has satisfied the thirsty soul,
KJV: For he satisfieth the longing soul,
INT: has satisfied soul the thirsty soul and the hungry

Proverbs 28:15
HEB: נֹ֭הֵם וְדֹ֣ב שׁוֹקֵ֑ק מֹשֵׁ֥ל רָ֝שָׁ֗ע
NAS: lion and a rushing bear
KJV: lion, and a ranging bear;
INT: a roaring bear rushing ruler wicked

Isaiah 29:8
HEB: עָיֵ֔ף וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹ שׁוֹקֵקָ֑ה כֵּ֣ן יִֽהְיֶ֗ה
NAS: And his thirst is not quenched. Thus
KJV: and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude
INT: is faint and his thirst quenched Thus become

Isaiah 33:4
HEB: כְּמַשַּׁ֥ק גֵּבִ֖ים שׁוֹקֵ֥ק בּֽוֹ׃
NAS: rushing about men rush about on it.
KJV: of locusts shall he run upon them.
INT: rushing of locusts rush

Joel 2:9
HEB: בָּעִ֣יר יָשֹׁ֗קּוּ בַּֽחוֹמָה֙ יְרֻצ֔וּן
NAS: They rush on the city, They run
KJV: They shall run to and fro in the city;
INT: the city rush the wall run

Nahum 2:4
HEB: יִתְהוֹלְל֣וּ הָרֶ֔כֶב יִֽשְׁתַּקְשְׁק֖וּן בָּרְחֹב֑וֹת מַרְאֵיהֶן֙
NAS: in the streets, They rush wildly in the squares,
KJV: in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways:
INT: race the chariots rush the squares their appearance

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8264
6 Occurrences


šō·w·qêq — 2 Occ.
šō·qê·qāh — 2 Occ.
yā·šōq·qū — 1 Occ.
yiš·taq·šə·qūn — 1 Occ.















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