Lexical Summary shakam: to start or rise early Original Word: שָׁכַםTransliteration: shakam Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-kam') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to start or rise early Meaning: to load up, to start early in the morning Strong's Concordance arise, be up, get oneself up, rise up early betimes, morning A primitive root; properly, to incline (the shoulder to a burden); but used only as denominative from shkem; literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. To start early in the morning -- (arise, be up, get (oneself) up, rise up) early (betimes), morning. see HEBREW shkem Brown-Driver-Briggs H7925. shakam [שָׁכַם] verb Hiph`il denominative start, rise, early (properly load backs of beasts for day's journey); — Perfect3masculine singular consecutive וְהִשְׁכִּים 2 Samuel 15:2; Job 1:5, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular וַיַּשְׁכֵּם Genesis 19:27 +, 2 masculine singular תְּשְׁכִּים Judges 9:33, etc.; Imperative הַשְׁכֵּם Exodus 8:16 +; Infinitive absolute הַשְׁכֵּם Jeremiah 7:25 +, כֵּים- 44:4; Proverbs 27:14, erroneous אַשְׁכֵּים Jeremiah 25:3 (Ges§ 53 K); Participle מַשְׁכִּים Hosea 6:4 +, etc., — rise early, make an early start, of journey (Hexateuch only J E); לְדַרְכְּכֶם Judges 19:9 (+ מָחָר), compare Cant 7:13; + verb of going Genesis 19:2 (J), standing 2 Samuel 15:2 (compare Dr), encamping Judges 7:1, etc.; + infinitive 1 Samuel 15:12 (compare Dr), 29:11; 2 Kings 6:15 (לָקוּם), קוּם מַשְׁכִּימֵי Psalm 127:3 (opposed to שֶׁבֶת מְאַחֲרֵי); usually with בַּבֹּקֶר Genesis 19:27 (J; אֶלהַֿמָּקוֺם), 1 Samuel 29:10 (twice in verse) + 27 t., + (hyperbole) יִרְדֹּ֑פוּ בַבּ ׳מַשְׁכִּימֵי שֵׁכָר Isaiah 5:11 ("" בֵנֶּשֶׁף מְאַחֲרֵי); with מִמָּחֳרָת Exodus 32:6 (E), Judges 6:28 3t.; with הַשַּׁחַר בַּעֲלוֺת Joshua 6:15 (J), 1 Samuel 19:26; וַיֵּצְאוּ וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ וַיְמַהֲרוּ 8:14 (J) they made a quick and early start; and went out; Infinitive absolute (Ges§ 113s) as adverb ׳הַשׁ וְהַעֲרֵב 1 Samuel 17:16 at early morning and at evening; especially of ׳י, in Jeremiah: וְדַבֵּר ׳הַשׁ = speaking early and often Jeremiah 7:13; 35:14 and (of Jeremiah) 25:3, compare 11:7; 32:33; often ׳הַשׁ וְשָׁלוֺחַ = sending early and often 7:25; 24:4; 26:5; 29:19; 35:14; 44:4, also 2 Chronicles 36:15; so verb finite הִשְׁחִיתוּ הִשְׁכִּימוּ, Zephaniah 3:7 = with eagerness they corrupted (Ges§ 120g); participle מַשְׁ ׳כַּטַּל הֹלֵךְ Hosea 6:4 like the dew departing early, 13:3 (Gesib.). — 1 Samuel 9:26 read וַיִּשְׁכַּב, see שׁכב |
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