Strong's Hebrew #7925 - שָׁכַם shakam (to start or rise early)

arise, be up, get oneself up, rise up early betimes, morning

A primitive root; properly, to incline (the shoulder to a burden); but used only as denominative from shkem; literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. To start early in the morning -- (arise, be up, get (oneself) up, rise up) early (betimes), morning.

see HEBREW shkem

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/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2386

[שָׁכַם] verb Hiph`il denominative start, rise, early (properly load backs of beasts for day's journey); — Perfect3masculine singular consecutive וְהִשְׁכִּים 2 Samuel 15:2; Job 1:5, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular וַיַּשְׁכֵּם Genesis 19:27 +, 2 masculine singular תְּשְׁכִּים Judges 9:33, etc.; Imperative הַשְׁכֵּם Exodus 8:16 +; Infinitive absolute הַשְׁכֵּם Jeremiah 7:25 +, כֵּים- Jeremiah 44:4; Proverbs 27:14, erroneous אַשְׁכֵּים Jeremiah 25:3 (Ges^{§ 53} K); Participle מַשְׁכִּים Hosea 6:4 +, etc., — rise early, make an early start, of journey (Hexateuch only J E); לְדַרְכְּכֶם Judges 19:9 (+ מָחָר), compare Cant 7:13; + verb of going Genesis 19:2 (J), standing 2 Samuel 15:2 (compare Dr), encamping Judges 7:1, etc.; + infinitive 1 Samuel 15:12 (compare Dr), 1 Samuel 29:11; 2 Kings 6:15 (לָקוּם), מַשְׁכִּימֵי קוּם Psalm 127:3 (opposed to מְאַחֲרֵי שֶׁבֶת); usually with בַּבֹּקֶר Genesis 19:27 (J; אֶלהַֿמָּקוֺם), 1 Samuel 29:10 (twice in verse) + 27 t., + (hyperbole) שֵׁכָר ׳מַשְׁכִּימֵי בַבּ יִרְדֹּ֑פוּ Isaiah 5:11 ("" מְאַחֲרֵי בֵנֶּשֶׁף); with מִמָּחֳרָת Exodus 32:6 (E), Judges 6:28 3t.; with בַּעֲלוֺת הַשַּׁחַר Joshua 6:15 (J), 1 Samuel 19:26; וַיְמַהֲרוּ וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ וַיֵּצְאוּ Joshua 8:14 (J) they made a quick and early start; and went out; Infinitive absolute (Ges^{§ 113s}) as adverb וְהַעֲרֵב ׳הַשׁ 1 Samuel 17:16 at early morning and at evening; especially of ׳י, in Jeremiah: ׳הַשׁ וְדַבֵּר = speaking early and often Jeremiah 7:13; Jeremiah 35:14 and (of Jeremiah) Jeremiah 25:3, compare Jeremiah 11:7; Jeremiah 32:33; often וְשָׁלוֺחַ ׳הַשׁ = sending early and often Jeremiah 7:25; Jeremiah 24:4; Jeremiah 26:5; Jeremiah 29:19; Jeremiah 35:14; Jeremiah 44:4, also 2Chronicles 36:15; so verb finite הִשְׁכִּימוּ הִשְׁחִיתוּ, Zephaniah 3:7 = with eagerness they corrupted (Ges^{§ 120g}); participle הֹלֵךְ ׳כַּטַּל מַשְׁ Hosea 6:4 like the dew departing early, Hosea 13:3 (Ges^ib.). — 1 Samuel 9:26 read וַיִּשְׁכַּב, see שׁכב

Strong's Hebrew: 7925. שָׁכַם (shakam) — 65 Occurrences

Genesis 19:2
HEB: וְרַחֲצ֣וּ רַגְלֵיכֶ֔ם וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֖ם וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֣ם לְדַרְכְּכֶ֑ם
NAS: your feet; then you may rise early and go
KJV: your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go
INT: and wash your feet may rise and go your way

Genesis 19:27
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ם אַבְרָהָ֖ם בַּבֹּ֑קֶר
NAS: Now Abraham arose early in the morning
KJV: And Abraham gat up early in the morning
INT: arose now Abraham the morning

Genesis 20:8
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ בַּבֹּ֗קֶר
NAS: So Abimelech arose early in the morning
KJV: Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning,
INT: arose Abimelech the morning

Genesis 21:14
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֣ם אַבְרָהָ֣ם ׀ בַּבֹּ֡קֶר
NAS: So Abraham rose early in the morning
KJV: And Abraham rose up early in the morning,
INT: rose Abraham the morning

Genesis 22:3
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם אַבְרָהָ֜ם בַּבֹּ֗קֶר
NAS: So Abraham rose early in the morning
KJV: And Abraham rose up early in the morning,
INT: rose Abraham the morning

Genesis 26:31
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיִּשָּׁבְע֖וּ
NAS: In the morning they arose early and exchanged oaths;
KJV: And they rose up betimes in the morning,
INT: arose the morning and exchanged

Genesis 28:18
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם יַעֲקֹ֜ב בַּבֹּ֗קֶר
NAS: So Jacob rose early in the morning,
KJV: And Jacob rose up early in the morning,
INT: rose Jacob the morning

Genesis 31:55
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם לָבָ֜ן בַּבֹּ֗קֶר
NAS: Early in the morning Laban
KJV: Laban rose up, and kissed
INT: Early Laban the morning

Exodus 8:20
HEB: אֶל־ מֹשֶׁ֗ה הַשְׁכֵּ֤ם בַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ וְהִתְיַצֵּב֙
NAS: to Moses, Rise early in the morning
KJV: unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning,
INT: to Moses Rise the morning and present

Exodus 9:13
HEB: אֶל־ מֹשֶׁ֔ה הַשְׁכֵּ֣ם בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וְהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב
NAS: to Moses, Rise up early in the morning
KJV: unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning,
INT: to Moses Rise the morning and stand

Exodus 24:4
HEB: דִּבְרֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֣ם בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וַיִּ֥בֶן
NAS: of the LORD. Then he arose early in the morning,
KJV: of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning,
INT: the words of the LORD arose the morning and built

Exodus 32:6
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכִּ֙ימוּ֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַיַּעֲל֣וּ
NAS: they rose early and offered
KJV: And they rose up early on the morrow,
INT: early the next and offered

Exodus 34:4
HEB: אֲבָנִ֜ים כָּרִאשֹׁנִ֗ים וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם מֹשֶׁ֤ה בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙
NAS: and Moses rose up early in the morning
KJV: and Moses rose up early in the morning,
INT: stone the former rose and Moses the morning

Numbers 14:40
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיַּֽעֲל֥וּ
NAS: In the morning, however, they rose up early and went
KJV: And they rose up early in the morning,
INT: rose the morning and went

Joshua 3:1
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֩ יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ בַּבֹּ֜קֶר
NAS: Then Joshua rose early in the morning;
KJV: And Joshua rose early in the morning;
INT: rose Joshua the morning

Joshua 6:12
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ם יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ בַּבֹּ֑קֶר
NAS: Now Joshua rose early in the morning,
KJV: And Joshua rose early in the morning,
INT: rose now Joshua the morning

Joshua 6:15
HEB: בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י וַיַּשְׁכִּ֙מוּ֙ כַּעֲל֣וֹת הַשַּׁ֔חַר
NAS: day they rose early at the dawning
KJV: day, that they rose early about the dawning
INT: day the seventh rose the dawning of the day

Joshua 7:16
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤ם יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר
NAS: So Joshua arose early in the morning
KJV: So Joshua rose up early in the morning,
INT: arose Joshua the morning

Joshua 8:10
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤ם יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר
NAS: Now Joshua rose early in the morning
KJV: And Joshua rose up early in the morning,
INT: rose now Joshua the morning

Joshua 8:14
HEB: הָעַ֗י וַֽיְמַהֲר֡וּ וַיַּשְׁכִּ֡ימוּ וַיֵּצְא֣וּ אַנְשֵֽׁי־
NAS: hurried and rose up early and went
KJV: [it], that they hasted and rose up early, and the men
INT: of Ai hurried and rose and went and the men

Judges 6:28
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכִּ֜ימוּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י הָעִיר֙
NAS: of the city arose early in the morning,
KJV: of the city arose early in the morning,
INT: arose the men of the city

Judges 6:38
HEB: וַיְהִי־ כֵ֕ן וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַיָּ֖זַר
NAS: And it was so. When he arose early the next morning
KJV: And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow,
INT: and it was so arose the next and squeezed

Judges 7:1
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם יְרֻבַּ֜עַל ה֣וּא
NAS: who were with him, rose early and camped
KJV: and all the people that [were] with him, rose up early, and pitched
INT: rose Jerubbaal he

Judges 9:33
HEB: כִּזְרֹ֣חַ הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ תַּשְׁכִּ֖ים וּפָשַׁטְתָּ֣ עַל־
NAS: as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early and rush
KJV: is up, thou shalt rise early, and set
INT: is up as the sun shall rise and rush upon

Judges 19:5
HEB: בַּיּ֣וֹם הָרְבִיעִ֔י וַיַּשְׁכִּ֥ימוּ בַבֹּ֖קֶר וַיָּ֣קָם
NAS: day they got up early in the morning,
KJV: day, when they arose early in the morning,
INT: day the fourth got the morning prepared

Judges 19:8
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם בַּבֹּ֜קֶר בַּיּ֣וֹם
NAS: On the fifth day he arose to go early
KJV: And he arose early in the morning
INT: arose the morning day

Judges 19:9
HEB: וְיִיטַ֣ב לְבָבֶ֔ךָ וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֤ם מָחָר֙ לְדַרְכְּכֶ֔ם
NAS: Then tomorrow you may arise early for your journey
KJV: and to morrow get you early on your way,
INT: may be merry your heart may arise tomorrow your journey

Judges 21:4
HEB: וַֽיְהִי֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ הָעָ֔ם וַיִּבְנוּ־
NAS: that the people arose early and built
KJV: that the people rose early, and built
INT: came the next arose the people and built

1 Samuel 1:19
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּ בַבֹּ֗קֶר וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֙
NAS: Then they arose early in the morning
KJV: in the morning early, and worshipped
INT: arose the morning and worshiped

1 Samuel 5:3
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכִּ֤מוּ אַשְׁדּוֹדִים֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת
NAS: When the Ashdodites arose early the next morning,
KJV: And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow,
INT: arose the Ashdodites the next

1 Samuel 5:4
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּ בַבֹּקֶר֮ מִֽמָּחֳרָת֒
NAS: But when they arose early the next
KJV: And when they arose early on the morrow
INT: arose morning the next

1 Samuel 9:26
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכִּ֗מוּ וַיְהִ֞י כַּעֲל֤וֹת
NAS: And they arose early; and at daybreak
KJV: And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring
INT: arose become the spring

1 Samuel 15:12
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֧ם שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל לִקְרַ֥את
NAS: Samuel rose early in the morning
KJV: And when Samuel rose early to meet
INT: rose Samuel to meet

1 Samuel 17:16
HEB: וַיִּגַּ֥שׁ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י הַשְׁכֵּ֣ם וְהַעֲרֵ֑ב וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖ב
NAS: came forward morning and evening
KJV: drew near morning and evening,
INT: came the Philistine morning and evening and took

1 Samuel 17:20
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם דָּוִ֜ד בַּבֹּ֗קֶר
NAS: So David arose early in the morning
KJV: And David rose up early in the morning,
INT: arose David the morning

1 Samuel 29:10
HEB: וְעַתָּה֙ הַשְׁכֵּ֣ם בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וְעַבְדֵ֥י
NAS: Now then arise early in the morning
KJV: Wherefore now rise up early in the morning
INT: Now arise the morning the servants

1 Samuel 29:10
HEB: בָּ֣אוּ אִתָּ֑ךְ וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֣ם בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וְא֥וֹר
NAS: then arise early in the morning
KJV: that are come with thee: and as soon as ye be up early in the morning,
INT: have come for early the morning light

1 Samuel 29:11
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם דָּוִ֜ד ה֤וּא
NAS: So David arose early, he and his men,
KJV: and his men rose up early to depart
INT: arose David he

2 Samuel 15:2
HEB: וְהִשְׁכִּים֙ אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם וְעָמַ֕ד
NAS: Absalom used to rise early and stand
KJV: And Absalom rose up early, and stood
INT: to rise Absalom and stand

2 Kings 3:22
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וְהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ
NAS: They rose early in the morning,
KJV: And they rose up early in the morning,
INT: rose the morning and the sun

2 Kings 6:15
HEB: וַ֠יַּשְׁכֵּם מְשָׁרֵ֨ת אִ֥ישׁ
NAS: had risen early and gone
KJV: was risen early, and gone forth,
INT: early the attendant of the man

2 Kings 19:35
HEB: וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה אָ֑לֶף וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וְהִנֵּ֥ה
NAS: of the Assyrians; and when men rose early in the morning,
KJV: thousand: and when they arose early in the morning,
INT: and five thousand rose the morning behold

2 Chronicles 20:20
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיֵּצְא֖וּ
NAS: They rose early in the morning
KJV: And they rose early in the morning,
INT: rose the morning and went

2 Chronicles 29:20
HEB: וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙ יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
NAS: Hezekiah arose early and assembled
KJV: the king rose early, and gathered
INT: arose Hezekiah King

2 Chronicles 36:15
HEB: בְּיַ֥ד מַלְאָכָ֖יו הַשְׁכֵּ֣ם וְשָׁל֑וֹחַ כִּֽי־
NAS: sent [word] to them again and again
KJV: his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending;
INT: by his messengers again and again because

Job 1:5
HEB: אִיּ֣וֹב וַֽיְקַדְּשֵׁ֗ם וְהִשְׁכִּ֣ים בַּבֹּקֶר֮ וְהֶעֱלָ֣ה
NAS: and consecrate them, rising up early in the morning
KJV: and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning,
INT: Job and consecrate rising the morning and offering

Psalm 127:2
HEB: שָׁ֤וְא לָכֶ֨ם ׀ מַשְׁכִּ֪ימֵי ק֡וּם מְאַֽחֲרֵי־
NAS: for you to rise up early, To retire
KJV: for you to rise up early, to sit up
INT: is vain early to rise late

Proverbs 27:14
HEB: גָּ֭דוֹל בַּבֹּ֣קֶר הַשְׁכֵּ֑ים קְ֝לָלָ֗ה תֵּחָ֥שֶׁב
NAS: voice early in the morning,
KJV: voice, rising early in the morning,
INT: A loud the morning early A curse will be reckoned

Songs 7:12
HEB: נַשְׁכִּ֙ימָה֙ לַכְּרָמִ֔ים נִרְאֶ֞ה
NAS: Let us rise early [and go] to the vineyards;
KJV: Let us get up early to the vineyards;
INT: rise the vineyards see

Isaiah 5:11
HEB: ה֛וֹי מַשְׁכִּימֵ֥י בַבֹּ֖קֶר שֵׁכָ֣ר
NAS: Woe to those who rise early in the morning
KJV: Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning,
INT: Woe rise the morning strong

Isaiah 37:36
HEB: וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה אָ֑לֶף וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וְהִנֵּ֥ה
NAS: of the Assyrians; and when men arose early in the morning,
KJV: thousand: and when they arose early in the morning,
INT: and five thousand arose the morning behold

Jeremiah 7:13
HEB: וָאֲדַבֵּ֨ר אֲלֵיכֶ֜ם הַשְׁכֵּ֤ם וְדַבֵּר֙ וְלֹ֣א
NAS: and I spoke to you, rising up early and speaking,
KJV: and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking,
INT: spoke to you rising and speaking did not

Jeremiah 7:25
HEB: הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים י֖וֹם הַשְׁכֵּ֥ם וְשָׁלֹֽחַ׃
NAS: daily rising early and sending
KJV: daily rising up early and sending
INT: the prophets daily rising and sending

Jeremiah 11:7
HEB: הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה הַשְׁכֵּ֥ם וְהָעֵ֖ד לֵאמֹ֑ר
NAS: warning persistently, saying,
KJV: [even] unto this day, rising early and protesting,
INT: day to this persistently warning saying

Jeremiah 25:3
HEB: וָאֲדַבֵּ֧ר אֲלֵיכֶ֛ם אַשְׁכֵּ֥ים וְדַבֵּ֖ר וְלֹ֥א
NAS: to me, and I have spoken to you again and again,
KJV: hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking;
INT: have spoken to you again and again have not

Jeremiah 25:4
HEB: עֲבָדָ֧יו הַנְּבִאִ֛ים הַשְׁכֵּ֥ם וְשָׁלֹ֖חַ וְלֹ֣א
NAS: the prophets again and again,
KJV: the prophets, rising early and sending
INT: his servants the prophets again and again nor

Jeremiah 26:5
HEB: שֹׁלֵ֣חַ אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם וְהַשְׁכֵּ֥ם וְשָׁלֹ֖חַ וְלֹ֥א
NAS: I have been sending to you again and again,
KJV: whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending
INT: have been sending to you again and again have not

Jeremiah 29:19
HEB: עֲבָדַ֤י הַנְּבִאִים֙ הַשְׁכֵּ֣ם וְשָׁלֹ֔חַ וְלֹ֥א
NAS: I sent to them again and again
KJV: the prophets, rising up early and sending
INT: my servants the prophets again and again have not

Jeremiah 32:33
HEB: וְלַמֵּ֤ד אֹתָם֙ הַשְׁכֵּ֣ם וְלַמֵּ֔ד וְאֵינָ֥ם
NAS: them, teaching again and again,
KJV: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching
INT: and not face though taught again teaching not

Jeremiah 35:14
HEB: דִּבַּ֤רְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶם֙ הַשְׁכֵּ֣ם וְדַבֵּ֔ר וְלֹ֥א
NAS: But I have spoken to you again and again;
KJV: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking;
INT: have spoken to you again and again have not

Jeremiah 35:15
HEB: עֲבָדַ֣י הַנְּבִאִ֣ים ׀ הַשְׁכֵּ֣ים וְשָׁלֹ֣חַ ׀ לֵאמֹ֡ר
NAS: sending [them] again and again,
KJV: the prophets, rising up early and sending
INT: my servants the prophets again sending saying

Jeremiah 44:4
HEB: עֲבָדַ֣י הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים הַשְׁכֵּ֥ים וְשָׁלֹ֖חַ לֵאמֹ֑ר
NAS: the prophets, again and again,
KJV: the prophets, rising early and sending
INT: my servants the prophets again and again saying

Hosea 6:4
HEB: בֹּ֔קֶר וְכַטַּ֖ל מַשְׁכִּ֥ים הֹלֵֽךְ׃
NAS: which goes away early.
KJV: cloud, and as the early dew
INT: A morning the dew early goes

Hosea 13:3
HEB: בֹּ֔קֶר וְכַטַּ֖ל מַשְׁכִּ֣ים הֹלֵ֑ךְ כְּמֹץ֙
NAS: And like dew which soon disappears,
KJV: cloud, and as the early dew
INT: the morning dew soon disappears chaff

Zephaniah 3:7
HEB: עָלֶ֑יהָ אָכֵן֙ הִשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ הִשְׁחִ֔יתוּ כֹּ֖ל
NAS: concerning her. But they were eager to corrupt
KJV: them: but they rose early, [and] corrupted
INT: concerning but were eager to corrupt all