Original: שָׁקַד

Transliteration: shâqad

Phonetic: shaw-kad'

Short Definition: Hasten

Original: שׁקד

Transliteration: shâqad

Phonetic: shaw-kad'

BDB Definition:

1. to wake, watch, awake, be alert
   1. (Qal)
      1. to keep watch of, be wakeful over
      2. to be wakeful, wake (as mourner or sufferer)

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 2451

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H8246, H8247