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Exodus 30:36

“And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

שָׁחַקshâchaq · shaw-khak'
H7833 · Hebrew
Definition
to comminate (by trituration or attrition)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
beat, wear.
Grammar
  • וְ — conjunction
  • שָֽׁחַקְתָּ֣ — verb Qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vqq2ms
Usage
Occurs 4 times in the Hebrew Bible.2 Samuel 22:43Job 14:19Psalms 18:43

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שָׁחַק here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.