Original Language Studio
Psalms 102:8
“Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שָׁקַדshâqad · shaw-kad'
H8245 · Hebrew
H8245 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- hasten, remain, wake, watch (for).
- Grammar
- שָׁקַ֥דְתִּי — verb Qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 12 times in the Hebrew Bible.Ezra 8:29Job 21:32Psalms 127:1Proverbs 8:34Isaiah 29:20
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 שָׁקַד here.
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.