שָׁכַם (šākam) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning start. It appears
65 times
in 17 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7925).
Also rendered
to rise
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2386)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2386)start, rise, early; load up, start early in the morning; morning
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
שָׁכַםverb: start, rise, early
Hiphil denominative start, rise, early
Strong's H7925שָׁכַם: literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning KJV:(arise, be up, get (oneself) up, rise up) early (betimes), morning.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.