sha.qaq describes rushing movement by invaders, swarms, and a bear, and the urgent craving of a thirsty or hungry soul.

The dominant usage depicts rapid, pressing movement in scenes of swarming locusts, a rushing bear, and forces moving through a city or toward a wall; two participial occurrences also portray the urgent longing of a thirsty or hungry soul.

1. Rapid movement or pressing advance · dominant

   In Isaiah 33:4 the masculine singular active participle occurs in the comparison of swarming locusts moving upon spoil, while Proverbs 28:15 places the same form with a bear in a comparison about a wicked ruler. Joel 2:9 uses an imperfect plural form for those who rush in the city, and Nahum 2:5 uses an imperfect plural form as men hasten to the wall; in these verses the APB renders the surrounding actions with “rushing,” “rush,” and “hasten.”

   Isaiah 33:4Joel 2:9Nahum 2:5Proverbs 28:15
2. Urgent craving of the soul · common

   In Isaiah 29:8 the feminine singular active participle appears in the picture of a thirsty dreamer who wakes faint, with his soul described in the APB as rushing. Psalm 107:9 uses the same participial pattern in the clause about satisfying a craving soul and filling a hungry soul with good.

   Isaiah 29:8Psalm 107:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB presents the term’s contexts with “rushing,” “rush,” “hasten,” and “craving.” Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these are verse-level presentations rather than fixed renderings of the term.