Word study
Shook
6 Hebrew and 3 Greek words behind this English word
The original-language words that the Berean Standard Bible translates with “shook”. English often uses one word where Hebrew or Greek has several, each with its own shade of meaning. Under each word are verses where it is translated this way; choose the word itself for its full study: every verse, how else it is translated, the forms it takes and what the dictionaries say.
At a glance
How often each original word is translated “shook” or one of its forms.
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Hebrew and Aramaic words (Old Testament)
- גָּעַשׁ gâashshake, quaketranslated this way 2 times of its 9 uses · Strong’s H1607Verb · Translated: shook 2, shaken 2, churn 2, convulse 1Full study and all 7 verses →
2 Samuel 22:8 Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
Psalm 18:7 Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
- הוּם hûmmurmur, roar, discomfittranslated this way 1 time of its 5 uses · Strong’s H1949Verb · Translated: stirred 1, shook 1, rings 1, distraught 1Full study and all 5 verses →
1 Samuel 4:5 When the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the camp, all the Israelites raised such a great shout that the ground shook.
- נָעַר nâarshake, shake out or offtranslated this way 1 time of its 11 uses · Strong’s H5287Verb · Translated: shake 3, swept 2, shaken 2Full study and all 9 verses →
Nehemiah 5:13 I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “May God likewise shake out of his house and possessions every man who does not keep this promise. May such a man be shaken out and have nothing!” The whole assembly said, “Amen,” and they praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.
- רָעַשׁ râashquake, shaketranslated this way 1 time of its 30 uses · Strong’s H7493Verb · Translated: quake 6, shake 6, tremble 4, quaked 3Full study and all 30 verses →
Psalm 68:8 the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
- נוּעַ nûaquiver, wave, waver, tremble, tottertranslated this way 1 time of its 38 uses · Strong’s H5128Verb · Translated: shake 5, sway 3, shakes 3, fugitive 2Full study and all 36 verses →
Isaiah 6:4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke.
- רָגַז râgazbe agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbedtranslated this way 1 time of its 41 uses · Strong’s H7264Verb · Translated: tremble 10, trembled 5, disturbed 3, shaken 2Full study and all 40 verses →
Isaiah 14:16 Those who see you will stare; they will ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble,
Greek words (New Testament)
- ἐκτινάσσω ektinássōI shake offtranslated this way 2 times of its 4 uses · Strong’s G1621Verb · Translated: shake 2, shook 2Full study and all 4 verses →
Acts 13:51 So they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.
Acts 18:6 But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
- σαλεύω saleúōI shake, excitetranslated this way 2 times of its 15 uses · Strong’s G4531Verb · Translated: shaken 6, swaying 2, shook 2Full study and all 14 verses →
Acts 16:26 Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.
Hebrews 12:26 At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”
- ἀποτινάσσω apotinássōI shake offtranslated this way 1 time of its 2 uses · Strong’s G660Verb · Translated: shake 1, shook 1Full study and all 2 verses →
Acts 28:5 But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.
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- Start from the verse, not the dictionary. Find which Hebrew or Greek word stands in the verse you are studying. One English word often translates several different original words.
- Read every place the word is used. A word means what its writers used it to mean. The list of verses and the count by book show its range, and who uses it most.
- Look at how it is translated. A word rendered five different ways has a wider meaning than any one English word can carry.
- Notice the form. A command is not a statement, and a passive verb is something done to the subject. The form in your verse is part of the meaning.
- See what it keeps company with. The words that appear beside it again and again show how the Bible itself connects ideas.
- Then read the dictionaries. They give the considered view of scholars, with their evidence.
- Come back to the verse. Context decides. A word does not carry every one of its meanings into every verse, and where a word came from does not settle what it means in a sentence written centuries later.
Scripture text and translation counts: Berean Standard Bible. Full entry: Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906, public domain), in the digital edition Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced by unfoldingWord (Joel Ruark, J. de Joode), based on data by Eliran Wong and Stephen Ku; its additions are used under CC BY 4.0. Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew-to-English verse numbering: original work of the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible available at https://github.com/openscriptures/morphhb, CC BY 4.0. We reformatted the data, linked the references to this site’s Bible text and left out words in other scripts that the source holds only as images. These are historical reference works; an entry gives its authors’ view, and a word’s meaning in any verse depends on how it is used there.