Strongs Number: H7925
- Hebrew Word
- שָׁכַם
- Transliteration
- shâkam
- Phonetic
- shaw-kam'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
properly to incline (the shoulder to a burden); but used only as denominative from H7926; literally to load up (on the back of man or {beast}) that {is} to start early in the morning
- BDB Definition
-
1. to rise or start early
a. (Hiphil)
1. to rise early, make an early start
2. early (as adverb)
- Origin
- A primitive root
- Bible Usage
- ({arise} be {up} get [oneself] {up} rise up) early ({betimes}) morning.