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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: 8244. שָׂקַד (saqad) -- To watch, to be alert, to be vigilant</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/8244.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/lamentations/1-14.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/8244.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> > 8244</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/8243.htm" title="8243">◄</a> 8244. saqad <a href="../hebrew/8245.htm" title="8245">►</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">saqad: To watch, to be alert, to be vigilant</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">שָׂקַד</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>saqad<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>sah-KAHD<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(saw-kad')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To watch, to be alert, to be vigilant<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to fasten<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often associated with the concept of watchfulness is "γρηγορέω" (Strong's Greek 1127), which means to be awake or watchful. This term is used in the New Testament, particularly in the context of spiritual alertness and readiness for the Lord's return.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "saqad" conveys the idea of being watchful or vigilant. It implies a state of alertness and readiness, often in the context of guarding or keeping watch over something or someone. This term is used to describe a proactive stance, where one is actively engaged in observation and protection.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, the concept of watchfulness was crucial, especially in a society where communities were often vulnerable to external threats. Watchmen were stationed on city walls or towers to alert the inhabitants of any approaching danger. This cultural practice underscores the importance of vigilance and preparedness in the biblical narrative, reflecting a broader spiritual principle of being watchful in one's faith and life.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>perhaps to bind on<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>bound (1).<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">שָׂקַד</font>] doubtful <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font>, <i>†i</i> <font size="+1"><b>bind on</b></font>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Niph`al</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>3masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">נִשְׂקַד עֹל</font> <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/1-14.htm">Lamentations 1:14</a> (figurative); read perhaps <font class="hebrew2">נִשְׁקַד עַל</font> <em>watch is kept upon</em> <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ6</font> <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ9</font> Bu, compare Thes (see <font class="hebrew2">שׁקד</font>); others conjecture in Löhr Bi. <p><font class="hebrew2">שׂקק</font> (assumed as √ of following, but nowhere found). <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>bind <p>A primitive root; to fasten -- bind. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>נִשְׂקַד֩ נשקד niś·qaḏ nisKad niśqaḏ<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/lamentations/1-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Lamentations 1:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> נִשְׂקַד֩ </b> עֹ֨ל פְּשָׁעַ֜י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/lamentations/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of my transgressions <span class="itali">is bound;</span> By His hand<br><a href="/kjvs/lamentations/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of my transgressions <span class="itali">is bound</span> by his hand:<br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/1-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">is bound</span> the yoke of my transgressions<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8244.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8244.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8244<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/niskad_8244.htm">niś·qaḏ — 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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