שָׁקַד
shâqad(shaw-kad')
“to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)”
12 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)
Translated in KJV as
hastenremainwakewatch (for).
Etymology
a primitive root;
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“Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.”