Quick Definition
to subside
Strong's Definition
to weave (i.e. lay) a trap; figuratively, (through the idea of secreting) to allay (passions; physically, abate a flood)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: appease, assuage, make to cease, pacify, set.
TWOT Reference: 2384
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שָׁכַךְ (sha.khakh) — to subside. 1) to subside, abate, decrease 1a) (Qal) to abate 1b) (Hiphil) to allay
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb
Lax | verb qal
to abate, to subside = process by which events become less intense
Lax | verb hif
to cause to abate, to cause to subside = causative action by which deities cause events to become less intense
NUM 17:20
verb
Stance | verb qal
to bend, to bow down meaning unsure; possibly: = action by which humans bow down ► in order to make themselves small and invisible
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[שָׁכַךְ] vb. decrease, abate Qal the waters abated
Hiph. I will allay from upon me the murmurings
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