Hebrew

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Root
שׁ־ק־ה (sh-q-h)

Etymology

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Cognate with Arabic أَسْقَى (ʔasqā).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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הִשְׁקָה (hishká) (hif'il construction, passive counterpart הושקה / הֻשְׁקָה)

  1. to give drink to, to water
    • Tanach, Deuteronomy 11:10, with translation of the New American Standard Bible:
      ...אֲשֶׁר תִּזְרַע אֶת־זַרְעֲךָ וְהִשְׁקִיתָ בְרַגְלְךָ כְּגַן הַיָּרָק.
      ...ašér tizrá' et-zar'achá vəhišqíta vəragləchá kəgán hayyaráq.
      ...where you used to sow your seed and water it with your foot like a vegetable garden..

Conjugation

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