Shaqat שָׁקַט

Shaqat (Hebrew שָׁקַט, Strong's H8252) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to quiet”. It occurs 41 times in 41 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Shaqat, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Joshua

• Joshua 11:23
  So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to the allotments to their tribes. Then the land had rest from war.
• Joshua 14:15
  And the name of Hebron before was Kirjath–arba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.(Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war.

Judges

• Judges 3:11
  And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.
• Judges 3:30
  So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.So Moab was subdued under the hand of Israel that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.
• Judges 5:31
  So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.
• Judges 8:28
  Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.In this way Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. So the land had rest for forty years in the days of Gideon,
• Judges 18:7
  Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians, tranquil and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. And they were far away from the Sidonians and had no alliance with anyone.
• Judges 18:27
  And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.After they had taken Micah’s idols and his priest, they went to Laish, to a tranquil and unsuspecting people, and they struck them with their swords and burned down the city.

Ruth

• Ruth 3:18
  Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.“Wait, my daughter,” said Naomi, “until you find out how things go, for he will not rest unless he has resolved the matter today.”

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 11:20
  And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king’s house.and all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword at the royal palace.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 4:40
  And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.There they found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful, and quiet; for some Hamites had lived there formerly.

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 14:1
  So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.Then Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Asa reigned in his place, and in his days the land was at peace for ten years.
• 2 Chronicles 14:5
  Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.He also removed the high places and incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and under him the kingdom was at peace.
• 2 Chronicles 14:6
  And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the Lord had given him rest.Because the land was at peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. In those days no one made war with him, because the LORD had given him rest.
• 2 Chronicles 20:30
  So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.Then Jehoshaphat’s kingdom was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.
• 2 Chronicles 23:21
  And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.and all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword.

Job

• Job 3:13
  For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest
• Job 3:26
  I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.I am not at ease or quiet; I have no rest, for trouble has come.”
• Job 34:29
  When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,
• Job 37:17
  How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,

Psalms

• Psalm 76:8
  Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,From heaven You pronounced judgment, and the earth feared and was still
• Psalm 83:1
  Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.
• Psalm 94:13
  That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 15:18
  A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 7:4
  And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.and say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Do not be afraid or disheartened over these two smoldering stubs of firewood—over the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah.
• Isaiah 14:7
  The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.All the earth is at peace and at rest; they break out in song.
• Isaiah 18:4
  For so the Lord said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.For this is what the LORD has told me: “I will quietly look on from My dwelling place, like shimmering heat in the sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”
• Isaiah 30:15
  For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence— but you were not willing.”
• Isaiah 32:17
  And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.
• Isaiah 57:20
  But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck.
• Isaiah 62:1
  For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 30:10
  Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the Lord; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.
• Jeremiah 46:27
  But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.But you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.
• Jeremiah 47:6
  O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’
• Jeremiah 47:7
  How can it be quiet, seeing the Lord hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.How can it rest when the LORD has commanded it? He has appointed it against Ashkelon and the shore of its coastland.”
• Jeremiah 48:11
  Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.Moab has been at ease from youth, settled like wine on its dregs; he has not been poured from vessel to vessel or gone into exile. So his flavor has remained the same, and his aroma is unchanged.
• Jeremiah 49:23
  Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report; they are agitated like the sea; their anxiety cannot be calmed.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 16:42
  So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.So I will lay to rest My wrath against you, and My jealousy will turn away from you. Then I will be calm and no longer angry.
• Ezekiel 16:49
  Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.
• Ezekiel 38:11
  And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will come against a tranquil people who dwell securely, all of them living without walls or bars or gates—

Zechariah

• Zechariah 1:11
  And they answered the angel of the Lord that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.And the riders answered the angel of the LORD who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth is at rest and tranquil.”

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).