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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 8247. שָׁקֵד (shaqed) -- Almond</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/8247.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/8247.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 8247</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/8246.htm" title="8246">◄</a> 8247. shaqed <a href="../hebrew/8248.htm" title="8248">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">shaqed: Almond</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">שָׁקֵד</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>shaqed<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>shah-KAYD<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(shaw-kade')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Almond<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>the almond<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the root שָׁקַד (shaqad), meaning "to watch" or "to be alert"<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for "shaqed" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew term. However, the concept of watchfulness and alertness can be related to Greek words like γρηγορέω (grēgoreō - Strong's G1127), meaning "to watch" or "to be vigilant."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "shaqed" refers to the almond tree or its fruit. In the Bible, the almond is often associated with watchfulness and the fulfillment of God's promises, as it is one of the first trees to blossom in the spring, symbolizing new beginnings and vigilance.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, the almond tree was highly valued for its beauty and its early blooming flowers, which heralded the arrival of spring. The almond's significance is also tied to its use in the design of the menorah in the Tabernacle, where the cups were shaped like almond blossoms (Exodus 25:33-34). This design choice underscores the themes of light, life, and divine watchfulness.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/8245.htm">shaqad</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>almond (tree)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>almond tree (2), almonds (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">שָׁקֵד</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>almond</b></font> (-tree) (Late Hebrew <em>id.</em>; so called from its early <em>waking</em> out of winter's sleep, according to Ki Thes Lag<sup>BN 45</sup> and others; Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">שִׁיגְדָּא</font>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb105201.gif">, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb105202.gif">, whence Ethiopic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb105203.gif"> compare Nö<sup>M 39</sup>; compare Löw<sup>No. 319</sup>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>almond</em>, i.e. the nut, plural <font class="hebrew2">שְׁקֵדִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/43-11.htm">Genesis 43:11</a> (J; +<font class="hebrew2">בָּטְנִים</font>, etc.), <a href="/interlinear/numbers/17-23.htm">Numbers 17:23</a> (P). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>almond-tree</em> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/1-11.htm">Jeremiah 1:11</a> and (probably) <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:5</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>almond tree <p>From <a href="/hebrew/8245.htm">shaqad</a>; the almond (tree or nut; as being the earliest in bloom) -- almond (tree). <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/8245.htm">shaqad</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַשָּׁקֵד֙ השקד וּשְׁקֵדִֽים׃ ושקדים׃ שְׁקֵדִֽים׃ שָׁקֵ֖ד שקד שקדים׃ haš·šā·qêḏ hashshaKed haššāqêḏ šā·qêḏ šāqêḏ šə·qê·ḏîm šəqêḏîm shaKed shekeDim ū·šə·qê·ḏîm ūšəqêḏîm ushekeDim<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/43-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 43:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/43.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וָלֹ֔ט בָּטְנִ֖ים <b> וּשְׁקֵדִֽים׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/43.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and myrrh, pistachio nuts <span class="itali">and almonds.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/43.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and myrrh, nuts, <span class="itali">and almonds:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/43-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and myrrh pistachio <span class="itali">and almonds</span><p><b><a href="/text/numbers/17-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 17:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">צִ֔יץ וַיִּגְמֹ֖ל <b> שְׁקֵדִֽים׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and it bore ripe <span class="itali">almonds.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> blossoms, and yielded <span class="itali">almonds.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/17-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> blossoms bore <span class="itali">almonds</span><p><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 12:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ וְיָנֵ֤אץ <b> הַשָּׁקֵד֙ </b> וְיִסְתַּבֵּ֣ל הֶֽחָגָ֔ב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ecclesiastes/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> on the road; <span class="itali">the almond tree</span> blossoms,<br><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [shall be] in the way, <span class="itali">and the almond tree</span> shall flourish,<br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the road shall flourish <span class="itali">the almond</span> drags the grasshopper<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/1-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 1:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וָאֹמַ֕ר מַקֵּ֥ל <b> שָׁקֵ֖ד </b> אֲנִ֥י רֹאֶֽה׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I see a rod <span class="itali">of an almond tree.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I see a rod <span class="itali">of an almond tree.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/1-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> saying A rod <span class="itali">of an almond</span> I see<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8247.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8247.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8247<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/hashshaked_8247.htm">haš·šā·qêḏ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/shaked_8247.htm">šā·qêḏ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/shekedim_8247.htm">šə·qê·ḏîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/ushekedim_8247.htm">ū·šə·qê·ḏîm — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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