7925. shakam
Berean Strong's Lexicon
shakam: To rise early, to start early

Original Word: שָׁכַם
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: shakam
Pronunciation: shah-KAHM
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-kam')
Definition: To rise early, to start early
Meaning: to load up, to start early in the morning

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "shakam," the concept of rising early or being diligent can be seen in Greek words like "proinos" (G4404), meaning "early" or "morning."

Usage: The Hebrew verb "shakam" primarily means to rise early or to start an activity early in the morning. It often conveys a sense of diligence, eagerness, or urgency in undertaking a task. In the biblical context, it is frequently used to describe individuals who rise early to fulfill a divine command, engage in worship, or undertake a significant journey or task.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, rising early was often associated with diligence and commitment. The early morning was considered an opportune time for travel, work, and worship due to the cooler temperatures and the beginning of a new day. This practice is reflected in various biblical narratives where key figures rise early to seek God’s guidance, fulfill His commands, or embark on important missions.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to start or rise early
NASB Translation
again (9), arise early (2), arisen early (1), arose (1), arose to early (1), arose early (16), eager (1), early (6), got up early (1), morning (1), persistently (1), rise up early (1), rise early (6), rising up early (2), rising early (1), rose up early (3), rose early (12), soon (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[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- Jeremiah 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), 1 Samuel 29:11; 2 Kings 6:15 (לָקוּם), מַשְׁכִּימֵי קוּם Psalm 127:3 (opposed to מְאַחֲרֵי שֶׁבֶת); usually with בַּבֹּקֶר Genesis 19:27 (J; אֶלהַֿמָּקוֺם), 1 Samuel 29:10 (twice in verse) + 27 t., + (hyperbole) שֵׁכָר ׳מַשְׁכִּימֵי בַבּ יִרְדֹּ֑פוּ Isaiah 5:11 ("" מְאַחֲרֵי בֵנֶּשֶׁף); with מִמָּחֳרָת Exodus 32:6 (E), Judges 6:28 3t.; with בַּעֲלוֺת הַשַּׁחַר Joshua 6:15 (J), 1 Samuel 19:26; וַיְמַהֲרוּ וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ וַיֵּצְאוּ Joshua 8:14 (J) they made a quick and early start; and went out; Infinitive absolute (Ges§ 113s) as adverb וְהַעֲרֵב ׳הַשׁ 1 Samuel 17:16 at early morning and at evening; especially of ׳י, in Jeremiah: ׳הַשׁ וְדַבֵּר = speaking early and often Jeremiah 7:13; Jeremiah 35:14 and (of Jeremiah) Jeremiah 25:3, compare Jeremiah 11:7; Jeremiah 32:33; often וְשָׁלוֺחַ ׳הַשׁ = sending early and often Jeremiah 7:25; Jeremiah 24:4; Jeremiah 26:5; Jeremiah 29:19; Jeremiah 35:14; Jeremiah 44:4, also 2Chronicles 36:15; so verb finite הִשְׁכִּימוּ הִשְׁחִיתוּ, Zephaniah 3:7 = with eagerness they corrupted (Ges§ 120g); participle הֹלֵךְ ׳כַּטַּל מַשְׁ Hosea 6:4 like the dew departing early, Hosea 13:3 (Gesib.). — 1 Samuel 9:26 read וַיִּשְׁכַּב, see שׁכב

Strong's Exhaustive 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

Forms and Transliterations
אַשְׁכֵּ֥ים אשכים הִשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ הַשְׁכֵּ֑ים הַשְׁכֵּ֣ים הַשְׁכֵּ֣ם הַשְׁכֵּ֤ם הַשְׁכֵּ֥ים הַשְׁכֵּ֥ם השכים השכימו השכם וְהִשְׁכִּ֣ים וְהִשְׁכִּים֙ וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֖ם וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֣ם וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֤ם וְהַשְׁכֵּ֥ם וַ֠יַּשְׁכֵּם וַיַּשְׁכִּ֗מוּ וַיַּשְׁכִּ֙ימוּ֙ וַיַּשְׁכִּ֙מוּ֙ וַיַּשְׁכִּ֜ימוּ וַיַּשְׁכִּ֡ימוּ וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּ וַיַּשְׁכִּ֤מוּ וַיַּשְׁכִּ֥ימוּ וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֣ם וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤ם וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ם וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֧ם וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙ וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֩ והשכים והשכם והשכמתם וישכימו וישכם וישכמו מַשְׁכִּ֣ים מַשְׁכִּ֥ים מַשְׁכִּ֪ימֵי מַשְׁכִּימֵ֥י משכים משכימי נַשְׁכִּ֙ימָה֙ נשכימה תַּשְׁכִּ֖ים תשכים ’aš·kêm ’aškêm ashKeim haš·kêm hashKeim hashKem haškêm hiš·kî·mū hishKimu hiškîmū maš·kî·mê maš·kîm mashKim mashKimei maškîm maškîmê naš·kî·māh nashKimah naškîmāh taš·kîm tashKim taškîm vaiyashKem vaiyashKimu vehashKem vehishkamTem vehishKim way·yaš·kêm way·yaš·ki·mū way·yaš·kî·mū wayyaškêm wayyaškimū wayyaškîmū wə·haš·kêm wə·hiš·kam·tem wə·hiš·kîm wəhaškêm wəhiškamtem wəhiškîm
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Genesis 19:2
HEB: וְרַחֲצ֣וּ רַגְלֵיכֶ֔ם וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֖ם וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֣ם לְדַרְכְּכֶ֑ם
NAS: your feet; then you may rise early and go
KJV: your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go
INT: and wash your feet may rise and go your way

Genesis 19:27
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ם אַבְרָהָ֖ם בַּבֹּ֑קֶר
NAS: Now Abraham arose early in the morning
KJV: And Abraham gat up early in the morning
INT: arose now Abraham the morning

Genesis 20:8
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ בַּבֹּ֗קֶר
NAS: So Abimelech arose early in the morning
KJV: Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning,
INT: arose Abimelech the morning

Genesis 21:14
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֣ם אַבְרָהָ֣ם ׀ בַּבֹּ֡קֶר
NAS: So Abraham rose early in the morning
KJV: And Abraham rose up early in the morning,
INT: rose Abraham the morning

Genesis 22:3
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם אַבְרָהָ֜ם בַּבֹּ֗קֶר
NAS: So Abraham rose early in the morning
KJV: And Abraham rose up early in the morning,
INT: rose Abraham the morning

Genesis 26:31
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיִּשָּׁבְע֖וּ
NAS: In the morning they arose early and exchanged oaths;
KJV: And they rose up betimes in the morning,
INT: arose the morning and exchanged

Genesis 28:18
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם יַעֲקֹ֜ב בַּבֹּ֗קֶר
NAS: So Jacob rose early in the morning,
KJV: And Jacob rose up early in the morning,
INT: rose Jacob the morning

Genesis 31:55
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם לָבָ֜ן בַּבֹּ֗קֶר
NAS: Early in the morning Laban
KJV: Laban rose up, and kissed
INT: Early Laban the morning

Exodus 8:20
HEB: אֶל־ מֹשֶׁ֗ה הַשְׁכֵּ֤ם בַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ וְהִתְיַצֵּב֙
NAS: to Moses, Rise early in the morning
KJV: unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning,
INT: to Moses Rise the morning and present

Exodus 9:13
HEB: אֶל־ מֹשֶׁ֔ה הַשְׁכֵּ֣ם בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וְהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב
NAS: to Moses, Rise up early in the morning
KJV: unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning,
INT: to Moses Rise the morning and stand

Exodus 24:4
HEB: דִּבְרֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֣ם בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וַיִּ֥בֶן
NAS: of the LORD. Then he arose early in the morning,
KJV: of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning,
INT: the words of the LORD arose the morning and built

Exodus 32:6
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכִּ֙ימוּ֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַיַּעֲל֣וּ
NAS: they rose early and offered
KJV: And they rose up early on the morrow,
INT: early the next and offered

Exodus 34:4
HEB: אֲבָנִ֜ים כָּרִאשֹׁנִ֗ים וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם מֹשֶׁ֤ה בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙
NAS: and Moses rose up early in the morning
KJV: and Moses rose up early in the morning,
INT: stone the former rose and Moses the morning

Numbers 14:40
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיַּֽעֲל֥וּ
NAS: In the morning, however, they rose up early and went
KJV: And they rose up early in the morning,
INT: rose the morning and went

Joshua 3:1
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֩ יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ בַּבֹּ֜קֶר
NAS: Then Joshua rose early in the morning;
KJV: And Joshua rose early in the morning;
INT: rose Joshua the morning

Joshua 6:12
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ם יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ בַּבֹּ֑קֶר
NAS: Now Joshua rose early in the morning,
KJV: And Joshua rose early in the morning,
INT: rose now Joshua the morning

Joshua 6:15
HEB: בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י וַיַּשְׁכִּ֙מוּ֙ כַּעֲל֣וֹת הַשַּׁ֔חַר
NAS: day they rose early at the dawning
KJV: day, that they rose early about the dawning
INT: day the seventh rose the dawning of the day

Joshua 7:16
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤ם יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר
NAS: So Joshua arose early in the morning
KJV: So Joshua rose up early in the morning,
INT: arose Joshua the morning

Joshua 8:10
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤ם יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר
NAS: Now Joshua rose early in the morning
KJV: And Joshua rose up early in the morning,
INT: rose now Joshua the morning

Joshua 8:14
HEB: הָעַ֗י וַֽיְמַהֲר֡וּ וַיַּשְׁכִּ֡ימוּ וַיֵּצְא֣וּ אַנְשֵֽׁי־
NAS: hurried and rose up early and went
KJV: [it], that they hasted and rose up early, and the men
INT: of Ai hurried and rose and went and the men

Judges 6:28
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכִּ֜ימוּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י הָעִיר֙
NAS: of the city arose early in the morning,
KJV: of the city arose early in the morning,
INT: arose the men of the city

Judges 6:38
HEB: וַיְהִי־ כֵ֕ן וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַיָּ֖זַר
NAS: And it was so. When he arose early the next morning
KJV: And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow,
INT: and it was so arose the next and squeezed

Judges 7:1
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם יְרֻבַּ֜עַל ה֣וּא
NAS: who were with him, rose early and camped
KJV: and all the people that [were] with him, rose up early, and pitched
INT: rose Jerubbaal he

Judges 9:33
HEB: כִּזְרֹ֣חַ הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ תַּשְׁכִּ֖ים וּפָשַׁטְתָּ֣ עַל־
NAS: as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early and rush
KJV: is up, thou shalt rise early, and set
INT: is up as the sun shall rise and rush upon

Judges 19:5
HEB: בַּיּ֣וֹם הָרְבִיעִ֔י וַיַּשְׁכִּ֥ימוּ בַבֹּ֖קֶר וַיָּ֣קָם
NAS: day they got up early in the morning,
KJV: day, when they arose early in the morning,
INT: day the fourth got the morning prepared

65 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7925
65 Occurrences


’aš·kêm — 1 Occ.
haš·kêm — 3 Occ.
haš·kêm — 12 Occ.
hiš·kî·mū — 1 Occ.
maš·kîm — 2 Occ.
maš·kî·mê — 2 Occ.
naš·kî·māh — 1 Occ.
taš·kîm — 1 Occ.
way·yaš·kêm — 20 Occ.
way·yaš·kî·mū — 16 Occ.
wə·haš·kêm — 1 Occ.
wə·hiš·kam·tem — 3 Occ.
wə·hiš·kîm — 2 Occ.
















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