What does שָׁכַם · דָבַר mean in the Bible?
שָׁכַם · דָבַר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "speaking persistently, speaking again and again".
Hebrew · H7925, H1696
הַשְׁכֵּם וְדַבֵּר
Literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning · perhaps properly, to arrange ; but used figuratively (of words), to speak ; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
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שָׁכַםH7925literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning
Pronunciationšākam
Rising early denotes urgent readiness and diligent obedience in pursuing God's will or covenant duties.
Open lexicon entry →דָבַרH1696perhaps properly, to arrange ; but used figuratively (of words), to speak ; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
Pronunciationdābar
Speech arranges reality: God's word creates and commands; human speech binds covenantally through promise and declaration.
Open lexicon entry →What does הַשְׁכֵּם וְדַבֵּר (hashkem vedabber) mean in the Bible?
שָׁכַם · דָבַר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "speaking persistently, speaking again and again".
Full entry for הַשְׁכֵּם וְדַבֵּר (H7925, H1696) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7925, H1696?
H7925, H1696 is connected to 1,209 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. speaking persistently, speaking again and again
Source Gloss
speaking persistently, speaking again and again
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms23
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action23×
Infinitive absolute1Sam 17:16 · 2Chr 36:15 · Jer 7:13 · Jer 7:25 · Jer 11:7 · Jer 25:3 · Jer 25:4 · Jer 29:19 · Jer 32:33 · Jer 35:14 · Jer 35:15 · Jer 44:4 · Prov 27:1413×
Participle activeHos 6:4 · Hos 13:3 · Isa 5:11 · Ps 127:24×
Sequential imperfect1Sam 29:10 · Exod 8:16 · Exod 9:133×
ImperfectJudg 9:331×
CohortativeSong 7:131×
PerfectZeph 3:71×
Word Origins
הַשְׁכֵּם וְדַבֵּר is built from this root: