Strong's Number H8245

שָׁקַד

shaqad · shaw-kad'

Transliteration:

shaqad{shaw-kad'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

2451

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

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

Usage in the KJV:

watch 9, wake 1, remain 1, hasten 1

Total: 12
Occurs 12 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

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)