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Lexicon :: Strong's H7925 - šāḵam

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שָׁכַם
Transliteration
šāḵam
Pronunciation
shaw-kam'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2386

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁכַם shâkam, shaw-kam'; a primitive root; 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), i.e. to start early in the morning:—(arise, be up, get (oneself) up, rise up) early (betimes), morning.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 65x

The KJV translates Strong's H7925 in the following manner: (rise up, get you, ...) early (61x), betimes (2x), miscellaneous (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 65x
The KJV translates Strong's H7925 in the following manner: (rise up, get you, ...) early (61x), betimes (2x), miscellaneous (2x).

  1. to rise or start early

    1. (Hiphil)

      1. to rise early, make an early start

      2. early (as adverb)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁכַם shâkam, shaw-kam'; a primitive root; 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), i.e. to start early in the morning:—(arise, be up, get (oneself) up, rise up) early (betimes), morning.
STRONGS H7925: Abbreviations
[שָׁכַם] verb
Hiph. denominative start, rise, early (properly load backs of beasts for day's journey); — Perfect 3rd person masculine singular consecutive וְהִשְׁכִּים 2 Samuel 15:2; Job 1:5, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיַּשְׁכֵּם Genesis 19:27 +, 2nd person masculine singular תְּשְׁכִּים Judges 9:33, etc.; Imperative הַשְׁכֵּם Exodus 8:16 +; Infinitive absolute הַשְׁכֵּם Jeremiah 7:25 +, כֵּים - Jeremiah 44:4; Proverbs 27:14, erroneous אַשְׁכֵּים Jeremiah 25:3 (Ges§ 53 K); Participle מַשְׁכִּים Hosea 6:4 +, etc., — rise early, make an early start, of journey (Hexateuch only J E); לְדַרְכְּכֶם Judges 19:9 (+ מָחָר), compare Cant 7:13; + verb of going Genesis 19:2 (J), standing 2 Samuel 15:2 (compare Dr), encamping Judges 7:1, etc.; + infinitive 1 Samuel 15:12 (compare Dr), 1 Samuel 29:11; 2 Kings 6:15 (לָקוּם), מַשְׁכִּימֵי קוּם Psalm 127:3 (opposed to מְאַחֲרֵי שֶׁבֶת); usually with בַּבֹּקֶר Genesis 19:27 (J; אֶלהַֿמָּקוֺם), 1 Samuel 29:10 (twice in verse) + 27 times, + (hyperbole) שֵׁכָר מַשְׁכִּימֵי בַבּ׳ יִרְדֹּ֑פוּ Isaiah 5:11 (|| מְאַחֲרֵי בֵנֶּשֶׁף); with מִמָּחֳרָת Exodus 32:6 (E), Judges 6:28 + 3 times; with בַּעֲלוֺת הַשַּׁחַר Joshua 6:15 (J), 1 Samuel 19:26; וַיְמַהֲרוּ וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ וַיֵּצְאוּ Joshua 8:14 (J) they made a quick and early start; and went out; † Infinitive absolute (Ges§ 113 s) as adverb וְהַעֲרֵב הַשׁ׳ 1 Samuel 17:16 at early morning and at evening; especially of י׳, in Jeremiah: הַשׁ׳ וְדַבֵּר = speaking early and often Jeremiah 7:13; Jeremiah 35:14 and (of Jeremiah) Jeremiah 25:3, compare Jeremiah 11:7; Jeremiah 32:33; often וְשָׁלוֺחַ הַשׁ׳ = sending early and often Jeremiah 7:25; Jeremiah 24:4; Jeremiah 26:5; Jeremiah 29:19; Jeremiah 35:14; Jeremiah 44:4, also 2 Chronicles 36:15; so verb finite הִשְׁכִּימוּ הִשְׁחִיתוּ, Zephaniah 3:7 = with eagerness they corrupted (Ges§ 120 g); participle הֹלֵךְ כַּטַּל מַשְׁ׳ Hosea 6:4 like the dew departing early, Hosea 13:3 (Gesib.). — 1 Samuel 9:26 read וַיִּשְׁכַּב, see שׁכב
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

19:2; 19:27; 19:27

Exodus

8:16; 32:6

Joshua

6:15; 8:14

Judges

6:28; 7:1; 9:33; 19:9

1 Samuel

9:26; 15:12; 17:16; 29:10; 29:11

2 Samuel

15:2; 15:2

2 Kings

6:15

2 Chronicles

36:15

Job

1:5

Psalms

127:3

Proverbs

27:14

Song of Songs

7:13

Isaiah

5:11

Jeremiah

7:13; 7:25; 7:25; 11:7; 24:4; 25:3; 25:3; 26:5; 29:19; 32:33; 35:14; 35:14; 44:4; 44:4

Hosea

6:4; 6:4; 13:3

Zephaniah

3:7

H7925

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Strong's Number H7925 matches the Hebrew שָׁכַם (šāḵam),
which occurs 10 times in 9 verses in '1Sa' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:19 - They rose early in the morning and worshiped before the LORD; then they went back to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the LORD remembered her.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:3 - And when the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen face downward on the ground before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and put him back in his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:4 - But when they rose early on the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen face downward on the ground before the ark of the LORD, and the head of Dagon and both his hands were lying cut off on the threshold. Only the trunk of Dagon was left to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:26 - Then at the break of dawn[fn] Samuel called to Saul on the roof, “Up, that I may send you on your way.” So Saul arose, and both he and Samuel went out into the street.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:12 - And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning. And it was told Samuel, “Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up a monument for himself and turned and passed on and went down to Gilgal.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:16 - For forty days the Philistine came forward and took his stand, morning and evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:20 - And David rose early in the morning and left the sheep with a keeper and took the provisions and went, as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the encampment as the host was going out to the battle line, shouting the war cry.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:10 - Now then rise early in the morning with the servants of your lord who came with you, and start early in the morning, and depart as soon as you have light.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:11 - So David set out with his men early in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines. But the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
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