HebrewH3364Verb

יָקַץ

ya.qats

11Occurrences
H3364Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to awake (intransitive)

a primitive root;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
(Qal) to awake, awaken, become active

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

H:V

Full Description

Hebrew Verb

Occurrences

יָקַץ appears 11 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
5
1 Kings
2
Judges
2
Habakkuk
1
Psalms
1

Key Passages

1 Kings 18:27BSB

At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!”

Genesis 28:16BSB

When Jacob woke up, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was unaware of it.”

Genesis 41:7BSB

And the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven plump, ripe ones. Then Pharaoh awoke and realized it was a dream.

Genesis 9:24BSB

When Noah awoke from his drunkenness and learned what his youngest son had done to him,

Judges 16:14BSB

So while he slept, Delilah took the seven braids of his hair and wove them into the web. Then she tightened it with a pin and called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are here!”But he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin with the loom and the web.

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