Definition
a primitive root; to course (like a beast of prey); by implication, to seek greedily
Traditional renderings: have appetite, justle one against another, long, range, run (to and fro).
Traditional renderings: have appetite, justle one against another, long, range, run (to and fro).
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שָׁקַק:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
6 total
- Psalm 107:9שֹׁקֵקָ֑ה · the thirstyFor He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
- Proverbs 28:15שׁוֹקֵ֑ק · or a chargingLike a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
- Isaiah 29:8שׁוֹקֵקָ֑ה · and parched…as when a hungry man dreams he is eating, then awakens still hungry; as when a thirsty man dreams he is drinking, then awakens faint and parched. So will it be for all the many nations who go to battle against Mount Zion.
- Isaiah 33:4שׁוֹקֵ֥ק · men sweepYour spoil, O nations, is gathered as by locusts; like a swarm of locusts men sweep over it.
- Joel 2:9יָשֹׁ֗קּוּ · They stormThey storm the city; they run along the wall; they climb into houses, entering through windows like thieves.
- Nahum 2:4יִֽשְׁתַּקְשְׁק֖וּן · they rush aroundThe chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning.