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Lexicon :: Strong's H8245 - šāqaḏ

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שָׁקַד
Transliteration
šāqaḏ
Pronunciation
shaw-kad'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2451

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁקַד shâqad, shaw-kad'; a primitive root; to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill):—hasten, remain, wake, watch (for).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H8245 in the following manner: watch (9x), wake (1x), remain (1x), hasten (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H8245 in the following manner: watch (9x), wake (1x), remain (1x), hasten (1x).

  1. to wake, watch, awake, be alert

    1. (Qal)

      1. to keep watch of, be wakeful over

      2. to be wakeful, wake (as mourner or sufferer)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁקַד shâqad, shaw-kad'; a primitive root; to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill):—hasten, remain, wake, watch (for).
STRONGS H8245: Abbreviations
† שָׁקַד verb watch, wake (Phoenician שקר be circumspect; Late Hebrew שָׁקַד be insistent; see Targum שְׁקֵד = Biblical Hebrew); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שׁ׳ Psalm 127:1, שָׁקַ֫דְתִּי Jeremiah 31:28; Psalm 102:8; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׁק֑וֺד Job 21:32 (Me Bu יִשְׁוֹ֑דוּ), וַיִּשְׁקֹד Daniel 9:14, 1st person singular אֶשְׁקֹד Jeremiah 31:28; Imperative masculine plural שִׁקְדוּ Ezra 8:29; Infinitive construct לִשְׁקֹד Proverbs 8:34; Participle active שֹׁקֵד Jeremiah 1:12 +; plural construct שֹׁקְדֵי Isaiah 29:20; —
1. keep watch of, be wakeful over, י׳ subject, עַל person, to benefit or injure Jeremiah 31:28 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 44:27; עַל thing, to perform it Jeremiah 1:12; Daniel 9:14; so (men subject) שֹׁקְדֵי אָוֶן Isaiah 29:20; of leopard watching לְַעָֿרֵיהֶם Jeremiah 5:6 (to seize prey, figurative); of man watching (for admission) at (עַל) wisdom's doors Proverbs 8:34 (|| שָׁמַר); = keep guard over (עַל) Job 21:32, compare (absolute) וְשִׁמְרוּ שׁ׳ Ezra 8:29 and (of watchman, שֹׁמֵר) Psalm 127:1.
2. be wakeful, wake, as mourner, sufferer Psalm 102:8. — Lamentations 1:14 read perhaps Niph. Perfect נִשְׁקַד עַלמְּֿשָׁעַי (Greek Version of the LXX Bu) watch has been kept over my transgressions (compare 1 above), for MT נִשְׂקַד עֹל פ׳. —
Pu. denominative see H8246.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

8:29; 8:29

Job

21:32; 21:32

Psalms

102:8; 102:8; 127:1; 127:1

Proverbs

8:34; 8:34

Isaiah

29:20; 29:20

Jeremiah

1:12; 1:12; 5:6; 31:28; 31:28; 31:28; 44:27

Lamentations

1:14

Daniel

9:14; 9:14

H8245

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8245 matches the Hebrew שָׁקַד (šāqaḏ),
which occurs 12 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Esd 8:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEsd 8:29 - Vigilad y guardadlos, hasta que los peséis delante de los príncipes de los sacerdotes y levitas, y de los jefes de las casas paternas de Israel en Jerusalén, en los aposentos de la casa de Jehová.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:32 - Porque llevado será a los sepulcros, Y sobre su túmulo estarán velando.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sal 102:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSal 102:7 - Velo, y soy Como el pájaro solitario sobre el tejado.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sal 127:1

Unchecked Copy BoxSal 127:1 - Si Jehová no edificare la casa, En vano trabajan los que la edifican; Si Jehová no guardare la ciudad, En vano vela la guardia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Prov 8:34

Unchecked Copy BoxProv 8:34 - Bienaventurado el hombre que me escucha, Velando a mis puertas cada día, Aguardando a los postes de mis puertas.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:20 - Porque el violento será acabado, y el escarnecedor será consumido; serán destruidos todos los que se desvelan para hacer iniquidad,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:12 - Y me dijo Jehová: Bien has visto; porque yo apresuro mi palabra para ponerla por obra.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:6 - Por tanto, el león de la selva los matará, los destruirá el lobo del desierto, el leopardo acechará sus ciudades; cualquiera que de ellas saliere será arrebatado; porque sus rebeliones se han multiplicado, se han aumentado sus deslealtades.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:28 - Y así como tuve cuidado de ellos para arrancar y derribar, y trastornar y perder y afligir, tendré cuidado de ellos para edificar y plantar, dice Jehová.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:27 - He aquí que yo velo sobre ellos para mal, y no para bien; y todos los hombres de Judá que están en tierra de Egipto serán consumidos a espada y de hambre, hasta que perezcan del todo.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:14 - Por tanto, Jehová veló sobre el mal y lo trajo sobre nosotros; porque justo es Jehová nuestro Dios en todas sus obras que ha hecho, porque no obedecimos a su voz.
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