Hebrew word study

שָׁקַדshâqad — to be alert, i.e. sleepless

Pronounced “shaw-kad'”

to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)

Translated in the King James as: hasten, remain, wake, watch (for).

Appears 12 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Ezra — 1×
Ezra 8:29
Job — 1×
Job 21:32
Psalms — 2×
Psalms 102:7Psalms 127:1
Proverbs — 1×
Proverbs 8:34
Isaiah — 1×
Isaiah 29:20
Jeremiah — 5×
Jeremiah 1:12Jeremiah 5:6Jeremiah 31:28Jeremiah 44:27+ 1 more in Jeremiah
Daniel — 1×
Daniel 9:14

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