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1 Samuel 9:26

“And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

שָׁכַםshâkam · shaw-kam'
H7925 · Hebrew
Definition
literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning
Derivation
a primitive root; properly, to incline (the shoulder to a burden); but used only as denominative from H7926 (שְׁכֶם);
KJV renderings
(arise, be up, get (oneself) up, rise up) early (betimes), morning.
Grammar
  • וַ — conjunction
  • יַּשְׁכִּ֗מוּ — verb Hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
Code HC/Vhw3mp
Usage
Occurs 65 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 19:2Genesis 19:27Genesis 20:8Genesis 21:14Genesis 22:3

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שָׁכַם here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.