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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”
“sky”
also renders ouranós (G3772)
Where it appears
21 occurrences in the Hebrew text.
2 Samuel 22:12 · HNcmpa
He made darkness a shelter around himself, gathering of waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
Deuteronomy 33:26 · HNcmpa
“There is no one like God, Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens for your help, in his excellency on the skies.
Isaiah 40:15 · HC/R/Ncmsc
Behold, the nations are like a drop in a bucket, and are regarded as a speck of dust on a balance. Behold, he lifts up the islands like a very little thing.
Isaiah 45:8 · HC/Ncmpa
Rain, you heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open, that it may produce salvation, and let it cause righteousness to spring up with it. I, Yahweh, have created it.
Jeremiah 51:9 · HNcmpa
“We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed. Forsake her, and let’s each go into his own country; for her judgment reaches to heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.
Job 35:5 · HNcmpa
Look to the skies, and see. See the skies, which are higher than you.
Job 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.