{"def":{"short":"to weave (i.e., lay) a trap; figuratively, (through the idea of secreting) to allay (passions; physically, abate a flood)","long":["to subside, abate, decrease",["(Qal) to abate","(Hiphil) to allay"]]},"deriv":"a primitive root","pronun":{"ipa":"ʃɔːˈkɑk","ipa_mod":"ʃɑːˈχɑχ","sbl":"šākak","dic":"shaw-KAHK","dic_mod":"sha-HAHK"}}