Lexicon
שׁוּק
shuq
H7783
H:V Hebrew

to overflow

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Hebrew
Language

shuq describes abundance expressed as overflowing vats and, less explicitly, the soaking of cultivated ground.

The attested use centers on abundance that exceeds ordinary filling: Joel 2:24 presents vats overflowing, while Psalm 65:10 places the form in a description of ground drenched and softened; the latter does not isolate a precise English equivalent in the translation.

Senses in use

  1. Abundance filling beyond capacity · dominant

    In Joel 2:24, the Hiphil perfect plural form occurs where the APB renders the vats as “overflow with new wine and oil.” In Psalm 65:10, the Polel sequential imperfect form appears in the verse’s description of furrows being drenched, ridges brought down with showers, and growth blessed; the translation supports a context of plentiful moisture but does not identify a word-for-word rendering.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “overflow” for the vats in Joel 2:24, while Psalm 65:10 describes drenched and softened ground. Its exact English contribution in Psalm 65:10 remains unclear.

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