שָׁתַק shâthaq

Meaning

to subside

In the King James Version: be calm, cease, be quiet.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• Psalms 107:30 They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.
• Proverbs 26:20 Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
• Jonah 1:11 Now the sea was growing worse and worse, so they said to Jonah, “What must we do to you to calm this sea for us?”
• Jonah 1:12 “Pick me up,” he answered, “and cast me into the sea, so it may quiet down for you. For I know that I am to blame for this violent storm that has come upon you.”