Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to watch
Usage: 1) to wake, watch, awake, be alert 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to keep watch of, be wakeful over 1a2) to be wakeful, wake (as mourner or sufferer)
Strong's Number
H8245
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
11
Books
7
Strong's H8245 Quick Answer
Strong's H8245 שָׁקַד (shaqad) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shaqad (shaw-kad') v. 1. to be alert, i.e. sleepless 2. hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill) It has 11 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include watch, remain, watching, hasten, and good. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- shaqad (shaw-kad') v. 1. to be alert, i.e. sleepless 2. hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)
- Usage
- 11 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- watch, remain, watching, hasten, and good
Meaning and Definition
shaqad (shaw-kad') v. 1. to be alert, i.e. sleepless 2. hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill) [a primitive root] KJV: hasten, remain, wake, watch (for).
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8245. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H8245 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shaqad, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Watch
Ezra 8:29
5×
good
Jeremiah 44:27
hasten
Jeremiah 1:12
remain
Job 21:32
watched
Daniel 9:14
watching
Proverbs 8:34
How Strong's H8245 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 11 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H8245 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H8245 in the Old Testament
11 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.
Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.
I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
Usage Excerpts
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8245.
Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.
Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.
I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:
Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.
Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.
And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD.
Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them.
Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8245, grouped by book.
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H8245 FAQ
What does shaqad (שָׁקַד) mean?
Shaqad (Strong's H8245) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "be alert". shaqad (shaw-kad') v. 1. to be alert, i.e. sleepless 2. hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)
How many times is shaqad (שָׁקַד) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H8245 across 7 books.
Where can I study shaqad (שָׁקַד) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8245 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate shaqad (שָׁקַד)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as watch, remain, watching, hasten, good, and watched. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.