Strong’s H8248 · Hebrew

שָׁקָה
shâqâh
shaw-kaw'

Definition

to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish apotion to

Etymology

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

  • cause to (give
  • give to
  • let
  • make to) drink
  • drown
  • moisten
  • water. See H7937 (שָׁכַר)
  • H8354 (שָׁתָה)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.