שָׁקַט (sha.qat) means “to quiet” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: shaw-kat' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
שָׁקַט · sha.qat · to quiet
1) to be quiet, be tranquil, be at peace, be quiet, rest, lie still, be undisturbed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be quiet, be undisturbed 1a1a) to be at peace (of land) 1a2) to be quiet, be inactive 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to show quietness 1b1a) quietness, display of quietness (subst) 1b2) to quiet, be quiet 1b3) to cause quietness, pacify, allay
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a primitive root; to repose (usually figurative)
KJV glosses: appease, idleness, (at, be at, be in, give) quiet(-ness), (be at, be in, give, have, take) rest, settle, be still.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| had rest | 6 |
| was at peace | 4 |
| to quiet | 2 |
| was quiet | 2 |
| a quiet | 1 |
| a quiet people | 1 |
| and be quiet | 1 |
| and complacent | 1 |
| and tranquil | 1 |
| and was still | 1 |
| be calmed | 1 |
| be still | 1 |
| calms | 1 |
| can it rest | 1 |
| i will quietly | 1 |
| in peace | 1 |
| in quiet | 1 |
| is at peace | 1 |
| keep still | 1 |
| lies hushed | 1 |
| or quiet | 1 |
| peaceful | 1 |
| quiet | 1 |
| remains silent | 1 |
| rest | 1 |
| settled | 1 |
| still | 1 |
| then i will be calm | 1 |
| to grant him relief | 1 |
| will be quiet | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| had rest | 5 |
| was quiet | 4 |
| and be in rest | 1 |
| and be not still | 1 |
| and be quiet | 1 |
| and been quiet | 1 |
| and he hath settled | 1 |
| and is at rest | 1 |
| and quiet | 1 |
| and shall be in rest | 1 |
| and was still | 1 |
| appeaseth | 1 |
| at quiet | 1 |
| be quiet | 1 |
| from thee and i will be quiet | 1 |
| how can it be quiet | 1 |
| in quietness | 1 |
| is quiet | 1 |
| neither had i rest | 1 |
| of idleness | 1 |
| quiet | 1 |
| quietness | 1 |
| rest | 1 |
| rested | 1 |
| sake i will not rest | 1 |
| that thou mayest give him rest | 1 |
| thou be quiet | 1 |
| to them that are at rest | 1 |
| unto me i will take my rest | 1 |
| was in quiet | 1 |
| was in quietness | 1 |
| when he giveth quietness | 1 |
| when he quieteth | 1 |
| will not be in rest | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 41 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
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.
Read word by word(Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war.
Read word by wordSo the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.
Read word by wordSo Moab was subdued under the hand of Israel that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.
Read word by wordSo 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.
Read word by wordIn 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,
Read word by wordSo the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians, quiet 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.
Read word by wordAfter they had taken Micah’s idols and his priest, they went to Laish, to a quiet and unsuspecting people, and they struck them with their swords and burned down the city.
Read word by word“Wait, my daughter,” said Naomi, “until you find out how things go, for he will not rest unless he has resolved the matter today.”
Read word by wordand all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword at the royal palace.
Read word by wordThere they found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful, and quiet; for some Hamites had lived there formerly.
Read word by wordThen 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.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 13.23
He also removed the high places and incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and under him the kingdom was at peace.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 14.4
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.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 14.5
Then Jehoshaphat’s kingdom was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.
Read word by wordand all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword.
Read word by wordFor now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest
Read word by wordI am not at ease or quiet; I have no rest, for trouble has come.”
Read word by wordBut 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,
Read word by wordYou whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
Read word by wordFrom heaven You pronounced judgment, and the earth feared and was still
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 76.9
A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 83.2
to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
Read word by wordA hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
Read word by wordand 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.
Read word by wordAll the earth is at peace and at rest; they break out in song.
Read word by wordFor 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.”
Read word by wordFor 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.”
Read word by wordThe work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.
Read word by wordBut the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck.
Read word by wordFor 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.
Read word by wordAs 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.
Read word by wordBut 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.
Read word by word‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’
Read word by wordHow can it rest when the LORD has commanded it? He has appointed it against Ashkelon and the shore of its coastland.”
Read word by wordMoab 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.
Read word by wordConcerning 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.
Read word by wordSo 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.
Read word by wordNow 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.
Read word by wordYou will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will come against a quiet people who dwell securely, all of them living without walls or bars or gates—
Read word by wordAnd 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.”
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