שָׁכַם

sha.khamVerbH7925

to rise

From: a primitive root; properly, to incline (the shoulder to a burden); but used only as denominative from H7926 (שְׁכֶם);

Short Definition

literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to rise or start early 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to rise early, make an early start 1a2) early (as adverb)

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

61 times

Appears 61 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Jeremiah
11
1 Samuel
9
Judges
8
Genesis
7
Joshua
6

Key Passages

  • 1 Samuel 1:19
  • 2 Kings 19:35
  • Genesis 22:3
  • Judges 6:38
  • Jeremiah 7:13

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