Quick Definition
to rise
Strong's 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 Usage: (arise, be up, get (oneself) up, rise up) early (betimes), morning.
TWOT Reference: 2386
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to rise or start early
1a) (Hiphil)
1a1) to rise early, make an early start
1a2) early (as adverb)
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to rise or start early
1a) (Hiphil)
1a1) to rise early, make an early start
1a2) early (as adverb)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שָׁכַם
shâkam
BDB Definition:
1) to rise or start early
1a) (Hiphil)
1a1) to rise early, make an early start
1a2) early (as adverb)
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2386
Total KJV Occurrences: 121