שָׁקַד
Strong's H8245
shâqad
/shaw-kad'/
to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H8245
- Hebrew
- שָׁקַד
- Transliteration
- shâqad
- Pronunciation
- /shaw-kad'/
- KJV Translations
- 4 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
hastenremainwakewatch (for)
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