שִׁכְשֵׁךְ I, (v.שָׁכַךְ) to quiet, soothe, pat. Tanḥ. ed. Bub., Ki Thetsé 6 מְשַׁכְשְׁכוֹ והוא בולם one pats him (the horse), and he kicks (v. בָּלַם II); Yalk. Deut. 938; Yalk. Ps. 719 משכשכתו (corr. acc.); Pesik. Zakh., p. 24ᵇ מְכַשְׁכְּשׁוֹ.