שָׁקֵדshâqêd

Meanings

Same root

• שָׁקַדshâqad · H8245to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)
• שָׁקַדshâqad · H8246to be (intensively, make) almond-shaped

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 43:11 So their father, Jacob, finally said to them, “If it can’t be avoided, then at least do this. Pack your bags with the best products of this land. Take them down to the man as gifts—balm, honey, gum, aromatic resin, pistachio nuts, and almonds.
• Numbers 17:8 When he went into the Tabernacle of the Covenant the next day, he found that Aaron’s staff, representing the tribe of Levi, had sprouted, budded, blossomed, and produced ripe almonds!
• Ecclesiastes 12:5 Remember him before you become fearful of falling and worry about danger in the streets; before your hair turns white like an almond tree in bloom, and you drag along without energy like a dying grasshopper, and the caperberry no longer inspires sexual desire. Remember him before you near the grave, your everlasting home, when the mourners will weep at your funeral.
• Jeremiah 1:11 Then the Lord said to me, “Look, Jeremiah! What do you see?” And I replied, “I see a branch from an almond tree.”