שָׁחַק (šāḥaq) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning rub away. It appears
4 times
in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7833).
Also rendered
to beat
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2367)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2367)rub away, beat fine, pulverize; comminate; beat, wear
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
שָׁחַקverb: rub away, beat fine, pulverize
Strong's H7833שָׁחַק: to comminate (by trituration or attrition) KJV:beat, wear.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.