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Be silent

סָכַתStrong’s H5535

sakhat (sa-khat)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Sakhat is the Hebrew word usually translated “keep silent”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the LORD thy God.”
Deuteronomy 27:9 KJV
Meaning
  1. To be silent(Hiphil) to keep silence, show silence
How it's translated
  • keep silent 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Deuteronomy 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    סָכַת sakhat · be silent

    1) to be silent 1a) (Hiphil) to keep silence, show silence

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.