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שַׁחַק

shachak · clouds, skies

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H7834 · appears 21 times in the Bible

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What it means

shachak (שַׁחַק) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “clouds, skies”.

Clouds; the heights of the sky; also fine dust.

How to say it

sha·chak

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. What floats in the sky and brings rain.
  2. Very fine particles.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • clouds ×18
  • cloud ×2
  • like dust ×1

Related words

Comes from

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Deuteronomy 33:26

    “There is none like El, Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to your help, and in his majesty the clouds.

  • 2 Samuel 22:12

    He made darkness around him his booths, a mass of waters, thick clouds.

  • Job 35:5

    Look at the heavens and see, and perceive the clouds, that are higher than you.

  • Job 36:28

    which the clouds pour down and drip upon many human beings.

  • Job 37:18

    will you spread out with him the clouds, strong like a mirror of cast metal?

  • Job 37:21

    And now they do not see the light; bright it is in the clouds, and a wind has passed and cleansed them.

  • Job 38:37

    Who can count the clouds with wisdom? And the wineskins of the heavens, who can tip them over,

  • Psalms 18:11

    He made darkness his hiding place, his booth around him, darkness of waters, thick clouds.

  • Psalms 36:5

    YHWH, in the heavens is your loyal love, your faithfulness to the clouds.

  • Psalms 57:10

    For great to the heavens is your loyal love, and to the clouds your truth.

  • Psalms 68:34

    Give strength to Elohim; over Israel is his greatness, and his strength is in the clouds.

  • Psalms 77:17

    The thick clouds poured out water; the clouds gave voice; your arrows also went to and fro.

  • Psalms 78:23

    And he commanded the clouds above, and the doors of the heavens he opened,

  • Psalms 89:6

    For who in the cloud can compare with YHWH, who is like YHWH among the sons of El?

  • Psalms 89:37

    like the moon it will be established forever, and the witness in the cloud is faithful.” Selah.

  • Psalms 108:4

    For great above the heavens is your loyal love, and to the clouds your truth.

  • Proverbs 3:20

    By his knowledge the deeps were split open, and the clouds drip dew.

  • Proverbs 8:28

    when he made firm the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep grew strong,

  • Isaiah 40:15

    Look, the nations are like a drop from a bucket, and like dust on the balance they are regarded; look, the coastlands he lifts up like fine powder.

  • Isaiah 45:8

    Drip, heavens, from above, and let the clouds pour down righteousness; let the earth open, and let them bear the fruit of salvation, and let it make righteousness sprout together; I, YHWH, have created it.”

  • Jeremiah 51:9

    We have healed Babylon, but she is not healed. Leave her, and let us go, each one to his land; for her judgment has reached to the heavens and has been lifted up to the clouds.