שָׁקַד (šāqad) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning watch. It appears
12 times
in 7 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H8245).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2451)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2451)watch, wake; keep watch, be wakeful; be alert, sleepless, be on the lookout; hasten, remain
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
שָׁקַדverb: watch, wake
Qal
1.keep watch of, be wakeful over
2.be wakeful, wake, as mourner, sufferer
Pualdenominative v. infra.
Strong's H8245שָׁקַד: to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill) KJV:hasten, remain, wake, watch (for).
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.