Original: שָׁקַט

Transliteration: shâqaṭ

Phonetic: shaw-kat'

Short Definition: Appease

Original: שׁקט

Transliteration: shâqaṭ

Phonetic: shaw-kat'

BDB Definition:

1. to be quiet, be tranquil, be at peace, be quiet, rest, lie still, be undisturbed
   1. (Qal)
      1. to be quiet, be undisturbed
         1. to be at peace (of land)
      2. to be quiet, be inactive
   2. (Hiphil)
      1. to show quietness
         1. quietness, display of quietness (substantive)
      2. to quiet, be quiet
      3. to cause quietness, pacify, allay

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 2453

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H8253