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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“Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: becau…”