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שַׁחַק

shachaq · Hebrew · Strong's H7834 · 21 occurrences

The KJV renders 7 different Hebrew and Greek words as “cloud”

What it means

a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament

from H7833 (שָׁחַק);

How the KJV renders it

cloud, small dust, heaven, sky

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

cloud
also renders néphos (G3509), nephélē (G3507), nâsîyʼ (H5387), ʻâb (H5645), ʻănan (H6050), ʻănânâh (H6053)
heaven
also renders ouranós (G3772), epouránios (G2032), shâmayin (H8065)
sky
also renders ouranós (G3772)

Where it appears

21 occurrences in the Hebrew text.

2 Samuel 22:12 HNcmpaDeuteronomy 33:26 HNcmpaIsaiah 40:15 HC/R/NcmscIsaiah 45:8 HC/NcmpaJeremiah 51:9 HNcmpaJob 35:5 HNcmpaJob 36:28 HNcmpaJob 37:18 HR/NcmpaJob 37:21 HRd/NcmpaJob 38:37 HNcmpaProverbs 3:20 HC/NcmpaProverbs 8:28 HNcmpaPsalm 18:11 HNcmpaPsalm 36:5 HNcmpaPsalm 57:10 HNcmpaPsalm 68:34 HRd/NcmpaPsalm 77:17 HNcmpaPsalm 78:23 HNcmpaPsalm 89:6 HRd/NcmsaPsalm 89:37 HRd/NcmsaPsalm 108:4 HNcmpa

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.