Strongs Number: H8245
- Hebrew Word
- שָׁקַד
- Transliteration
- shâqad
- Phonetic
- shaw-kad'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to be {alert} that {is} sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)
- BDB Definition
-
1. to wake, watch, awake, be alert
a. (Qal)
1. to keep watch of, be wakeful over
2. to be wakeful, wake (as mourner or sufferer)
- Origin
- A primitive root
- Bible Usage
- {hasten} {remain} {wake} watch (for).