Strong's Lexicon

H8245

H8245 — שָׁקַד

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

Hebrewshaqadverb-stemOccurrences: 12TWOT: 2451

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H8245
Word:	שָׁקַד
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	12
Transliteration:	shaqad
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	shaw-kad'
Meaning:	1. to be alert, i.e. sleepless 2. hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)
KJV Renderings:	hasten, remain, wake, watch (for).

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שָׁקַד verb watch, wake (Phoenician שקר be circumspect; Late Hebrew שָׁקַד be insistent; see ᵑ7 שְׁקֵד = Biblical Hebrew); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ שׁ Ps 127:1, שָׁקַ֫דְתִּי Jer 31:28; Ps 102:8 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִשְׁק֑וֺד Job 21:32 ( Me Bu יִשְׁוֹ֑דוּ), וַיִּשְׁקֹד Dan 9:14, 1 singular אֶשְׁקֹד Jer 31:28 Imperative masculine plural שִׁקְדוּ Ezra 8:29 Infinitive construct לִשְׁקֹד Prov 8:34 Participle active שֹׁקֵד Jer 1:12 +; plural construct שֹׁקְדֵי Isa 29:20 —

1. keep watch of, be wakeful over, ׳ י subject, עַל person, to benefit or injure Jer 31:28 (twice in verse); Jer 44:27 עַל thing, to perform it Jer 1:12; Dan 9:14 so (men subject) שֹׁקְדֵי אָוֶן Isa 29:20 of leopard watching לְַעָֿרֵיהֶם Jer 5:6 (to seize prey, figurative); of man watching (for admission) at (עַל) wisdom's doors Prov 8:34 (|| שָׁמַר); = keep guard over (עַל ) Job 21:32, compare (absolute) וְשִׁמְרוּ ׳ שׁ Ezra 8:29 and (of watchman, שֹׁמֵר) Ps 127:1.

2. be wakeful, wake, as mourner, sufferer Ps 102:8. — Lam 1:14 read perhaps Niph`al Perfect נִשְׁקַד עַלפְּֿשָׁעַי ( ᵐ5 Bu) watch has been kept over my transgressions (compare 1 above), for ᵑ0 ׳ נִשְׂקַד עֹל פ. —

Pu`al denominative see below.

Other Resources

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

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