Strong's H8245
שָׁקַד
- Language:
- Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)
Definition
to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, שָׁקַד is translated as: hasten, remain, wake, watch (for)..
About Strong's Concordance
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.