sha.khakh describes waters or a king’s rage diminishing and coming to rest.

The clearest occurrences depict a process of abatement: floodwaters diminish in Genesis 8:1, while a king’s rage has calmed in Esther 2:1 and Esther 7:10. In Jeremiah 5:26, the infinitive occurs in a comparison involving fowlers, but the translation does not isolate its contribution clearly.

1. Diminishing or coming to rest · dominant

   In Genesis 8:1, the Qal sequential imperfect is used as God causes wind to blow over the earth, and the APB renders the resulting clause “the waters subsided.” In Esther 2:1 and Esther 7:10, Qal forms occur with the king’s rage; the APB renders it as having “subsided” after the preceding events.

   Genesis 8:1Esther 2:1Esther 7:10
2. Use in a fowler comparison uncertain · rare

   In Jeremiah 5:26, the Qal infinitive construct occurs in the description of wicked people who “lie in wait like fowlers crouching.” The APB’s clause does not make the infinitive’s specific contribution identifiable beyond that setting.

   Jeremiah 5:26

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “subsided” for the waters in Genesis 8:1 and for the king’s rage in Esther 2:1 and Esther 7:10. In Jeremiah 5:26, its wording about fowlers crouching does not show a clear English correspondence for the term.