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שָׁקַד H8245
H8245 is the Hebrew word שָׁקַד, transliterated shâqad and said shaw-kad'. The King James Version most often renders it watch.
What it means
to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill).
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: hasten, remain, wake, watch (for).
Verses using שָׁקַד
All 11 verses, quoted in full.
Ezra 8:29 · KJV
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.
Job 21:32 · KJV
Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.
Psalm 102:7 · KJV
I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
Psalm 127:1 · KJV
Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
Proverbs 8:34 · KJV
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
Isaiah 29:20 · KJV
For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:
Jeremiah 1:12 · KJV
Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.
Jeremiah 5:6 · KJV
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: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.
Jeremiah 31:28 · KJV
And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 44:27 · KJV
Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them.
Daniel 9:14 · KJV
Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.
Common questions
What does Strong's H8245 mean?
H8245 is the Hebrew word שָׁקַד (shâqad), meaning to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill).
How is H8245 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it watch (4 times), remain (1 time), waketh (1 time), watching (1 time), hasten (1 time), among others.
How many times does H8245 appear in the Bible?
שָׁקַד (shâqad) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H8245 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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