Shâqad — H8245

H8245 · Hebrew — שקד

Pronunciation: shaw-kad'

Definition

verb

to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)

  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)

Usually translated as

watch, hasten, remain, wake

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Shâqad occurs 12 times in 11 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (1), Job (1), Psalms (2), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (4), Daniel (1)

Strong's Lexicon — S