שָׁקַט (šāqaṭ) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning be quiet. It appears
42 times
in 13 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H8252).
Also rendered
to quiet
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2453)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2453)be quiet, undisturbed; at peace, inactive; shew quietness, cause quietness; repose; appease, idleness, quietness, rest, settle, be still
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
שָׁקַטverb: be quiet, undisturbed
Qalbe quiet, undisturbed
1.of land, at peace
2.be quiet, inactive
Hiphil
1.shew quietness, of men
2.cause quietness
Strong's H8252שָׁקַט: to repose (usually figurative) KJV:appease, idleness, (at, be at, be in, give) quiet(-ness), (be at, be in, give, have, take) rest, settle, be still.
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.