Strong's Lexicon

H7925

H7925 — שָׁכַם

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewshakamverbOccurrences: 65TWOT: 2386a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7925
Word:שָׁכַם
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root, properly, to incline (the shoulder to a burden); but used only as denominative from H7926
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:65
Transliteration:shakam
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:shaw-kam'
Meaning:1. (literally) to load up (on the back of man or beast) 2. to start early in the morning
KJV Renderings:(arise, be up, get (oneself) up, rise up) early (betimes), morning.

Use Strong's responsibly

Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.

Read: Using Strong's Responsibly

Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8674

[שָׁכַם] verb

Hiph`il denominative start, rise, early (properly load backs of beasts for day's journey); — Perfect 3 masculine singular consecutive וְהִשְׁכִּים 2Sam 15:2; Job 1:5, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיַּשְׁכֵּם Gen 19:27 +, 2 masculine singular תְּשְׁכִּים Judg 9:33, etc.; Imperative הַשְׁכֵּם Exod 8:16 +; Infinitive absolute הַשְׁכֵּם Jer 7:25 +, כֵּים- Jer 44:4; Prov 27:14, erroneous אַשְׁכֵּים Jer 25:3 (Ges«GKC:53»§ 53 K); Participle מַשְׁכִּים Hos 6:4 +, etc., — rise early, make an early start, of journey (Hexateuch only J E ); לְדַרְכְּכֶם Judg 19:9 (+ מָחָר), compare Song 7:13 + verb of going Gen 19:2 ( J ), standing 2Sam 15:2 (compare Dr), encamping Judg 7:1, etc.; + infinitive 1Sam 15:12 (compare Dr), 1Sam 29:11; 2Kgs 6:15 (לָקוּם), מַשְׁכִּימֵי קוּם Ps 127:3 (opposed to מְאַחֲרֵי שֶׁבֶת); usually with בַּבֹּקֶר Gen 19:27 ( J ; אֶלהַֿמָּקוֺם), 1Sam 29:10 (twice in verse) + 27 t., + (hyperbole) שֵׁכָר ׳ מַשְׁכִּימֵי בַבּ יִרְדֹּ֑פוּ Isa 5:11 (|| מְאַחֲרֵי בֵנֶּשֶׁף); with מִמָּחֳרָת Exod 32:6 ( E ), Judg 6:28 + 3 t.; with בַּעֲלוֺת הַשַּׁחַר Josh 6:15 ( J ), 1Sam 19:26 וַיְמַהֲרוּ וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ וַיֵּצְאוּ Josh 8:14 ( J ) they made a quick and early start; and went out; Infinitive absolute (Ges«GKC:113s»§ 113s) as adverb וְהַעֲרֵב ׳ הַשׁ 1Sam 17:16 at early morning and at evening; especially of ׳ י, in Jeremiah: ׳ הַשׁ וְדַבֵּר = speaking early and often Jer 7:13; Jer 35:14 and (of Jeremiah) Jer 25:3 , compare Jer 11:7 ; Jer 32:33 often וְשָׁלוֺחַ ׳ הַשׁ = sending early and often Jer 7:25; Jer 24:4; Jer 26:5; Jer 29:19; Jer 35:14; Jer 44:4, also 2Chr 36:15 so verb finite הִשְׁכִּימוּ הִשְׁחִיתוּ, Zeph 3:7 = with eagerness they corrupted (Ges«GKC:120g»§ 120g); participle הֹלֵךְ ׳ כַּטַּל מַשְׁ Hos 6:4 like the dew departing early, Hos 13:3 (Gesib.). — 1Sam 9:26 read וַיִּשְׁכַּב, see שׁכב


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

↑ Top