What does בֹּקֶר · שָׁכַם mean in the Bible?
בֹּקֶר · שָׁכַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "early in the morning, rising early at daybreak".
Hebrew · H1242, H7925
בַּבֹּקֶר הַשְׁכֵּים
Properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning · literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning
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בֹּקֶר H1242 properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
Pronunciation bōqer
Dawn as the temporal marker of God's renewal and covenant faithfulness, morning as daily mercies
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שָׁכַם H7925 literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning
Pronunciation šākam
Rising early denotes urgent readiness and diligent obedience in pursuing God's will or covenant duties.
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What does בַּבֹּקֶר הַשְׁכֵּים (babboqer hashkem) mean in the Bible?
בֹּקֶר · שָׁכַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "early in the morning, rising early at daybreak".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1242, H7925?
H1242, H7925 is connected to 279 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. early in the morning, rising early at daybreak
Strong's H1242, H7925
Lexical occurrences 279 verses Source Gloss
early in the morning, rising early at daybreak
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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בַּבֹּקֶר הַשְׁכֵּים is built from this root:
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