Lexical Summary shuq: Street, marketplace Original Word: שׁוּק Strong's Exhaustive Concordance overflow, water A primitive root; to run after or over, i.e. Overflow -- overflow, water. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition probably to be abundant NASB Translation overflow (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs II. [שׁוּק ] verb probably be abundant (Assyrian šû‡u, abundance); — Po`l. Imperfect3masculine singular suffix וַתְּשֹׁקֶקֶהָ Psalm 65:10 thou (׳י) hast visited the earth and given it abundance (Hup Che and others; > Vrss thought of הִשְׁקָה irrigate, so Bae EV). Hiph`il Perfect consecutive וְהֵשִׁיקוּ הַיְקָבִים תִּירוֺשׁ Joel 2:24 the vats overflow with must, so (accusative omitted) Joel 4:13. III. שׁוק (√ of following; BaES 46 compare Arabic Topical Lexicon Imagery of Abundant OutpouringThe verb שׁוּק pictures liquid surging past its banks and saturating what lies beneath. In Psalm 65:9 it describes the life-giving waters God pours upon the earth: “You visit the earth and water it; You greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; You provide their grain, for You have prepared it”. The same image reappears in Joel’s prophecy where threshing floors and wine vats “overflow” (Joel 2:24; Joel 3:13). Each context links physical plenty with God’s gracious intervention, emphasizing that true prosperity is never autonomous but flows from the Creator. Agrarian Context Ancient Israel depended on seasonal rains that could not be engineered by human strength. Drought meant famine; steady showers and swollen wadis meant life. By employing שׁוּק, the writers evoke scenes every farmer recognized—cisterns brimming, furrows soaked, storage vats running over. The word therefore serves as a literary bridge between daily labor in the fields and theological reflection on divine sovereignty. Theology of Provision 1. Source: God alone initiates the overflow (Psalm 65:9). Eschatological Resonance Joel’s twin pictures of brimming vats frame both restoration and judgment. The same verb that signals harvest blessing in Joel 2:24 signals decisive reckoning in Joel 3:13. History moves toward a climactic “outpouring” of divine action—mercy for the repentant, wrath for the defiant. Shuq thus underlines the moral dimension of plenty: abundance must be met with holiness. Worship and Thanksgiving Psalm 65 places שׁוּק within corporate praise. The overflowing river of God calls forth vows, songs, and pilgrimage. Modern worship likewise finds in this word a metaphor for Spirit-wrought refreshment (compare John 7:38). Prayers for rain, the giving of firstfruits, and hymns celebrating harvest all echo its theme. Ministry Applications • Intercession: Pastors and intercessors may invoke שׁוּק imagery when praying for spiritual awakening—asking that God would “water” barren hearts until they overflow with righteousness (Isaiah 44:3-4). Summary Shuq weaves together soil and soul, raincloud and revelation. Whenever Scripture speaks of blessing that spills beyond containment, this verb stands near. It calls believers to trust the Giver, steward the gift, and anticipate the day when every valley will be flooded with everlasting joy. Forms and Transliterations הֵשִׁ֙יקוּ֙ השיקו וְהֵשִׁ֥יקוּ וַתְּשֹׁ֪קְקֶ֡הָ והשיקו ותשקקה hê·šî·qū heShiku hêšîqū vatteShokeKeha veheShiku wat·tə·šō·qə·qe·hā wattəšōqəqehā wə·hê·šî·qū wəhêšîqūLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Psalm 65:9 HEB: פָּקַ֥דְתָּ הָאָ֨רֶץ ׀ וַתְּשֹׁ֪קְקֶ֡הָ רַבַּ֬ת תַּעְשְׁרֶ֗נָּה NAS: the earth and cause it to overflow; You greatly KJV: the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly INT: visit the earth to overflow greatly enrich Joel 2:24 Joel 3:13 3 Occurrences |
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attract, impel, of desire, affection, 
desire, but 
= שׁ is doubtful; perhaps therefore (compare Buhl) compare 
drive, see שׁוק; or read תְּשׂוּקָה; on Late Hebrew שׁוק, השׁתוקק, see NesZAW xxiv (1904), 312 f f.).