A primitive root; to be alert, i.e. Sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill) -- hasten, remain, wake, watch (for).
Englishman's Concordance
1) to wake, watch, awake, be alert 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to keep watch of, be wakeful over 1a2) to be wakeful, wake (as mourner or sufferer) Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root Same Word by TWOT Number: 2451
Brown-Driver-Briggs
שָׁקַדverbwatch, wake (Phoenician שקרbe circumspect; Late Hebrew שָׁקַדbe insistent; see ᵑ7שְׁקֵד=Biblical Hebrew); —
Ezra 8:29 HEB: שִׁקְד֣וּ וְשִׁמְר֗וּ עַֽד־ NAS:Watch and keep [them] until KJV:Watch ye, and keep INT:Watch and keep until
Job 21:32 HEB:וְֽעַל־ גָּדִ֥ישׁ יִשְׁקֽוֹד׃ NAS: to the grave, [Men] will keep watch over KJV: to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb. INT: over tomb will keep
Psalm 102:7 HEB: שָׁקַ֥דְתִּי וָאֶֽהְיֶ֑ה כְּ֝צִפּ֗וֹר NAS:I lie awake, I have become KJV:I watch, and am as a sparrow alone INT:lie have become bird
Psalm 127:1 HEB:עִ֝֗יר שָׁ֤וְא ׀ שָׁקַ֬ד שׁוֹמֵֽר׃ NAS: The watchman keeps awake in vain. KJV: the watchman waketh [but] in vain. INT: the city vain keeps the watchman
Proverbs 8:34 HEB:שֹׁמֵ֪עַֽ֫ לִ֥י לִשְׁקֹ֣ד עַל־ דַּ֭לְתֹתַי NAS: who listens to me, Watching daily KJV: that heareth me, watching daily INT: is the man listens Watching at my gates
Isaiah 29:20 HEB:וְנִכְרְת֖וּ כָּל־ שֹׁ֥קְדֵי אָֽוֶן׃ NAS: Indeed all who are intent on doing evil KJV: is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity INT: will be cut all are intent evil
Jeremiah 1:12 HEB:לִרְא֑וֹת כִּֽי־ שֹׁקֵ֥ד אֲנִ֛י עַל־ NAS: well, for I am watching over KJV: seen: for I will hasten my word INT: have seen for I am watching I over
Jeremiah 5:6 HEB:יְשָׁדְדֵ֔ם נָמֵ֤ר שֹׁקֵד֙ עַל־ עָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם NAS: them, A leopard is watching their cities. KJV: them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: INT: will destroy A leopard is watching and their cities
Jeremiah 31:28 HEB:וְהָיָ֞ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר שָׁקַ֣דְתִּי עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לִנְת֧וֹשׁ NAS:As I have watched over them to pluck KJV:And it shall come to pass, [that] like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, INT: become I have watched over to pluck
Jeremiah 31:28 HEB:וּלְהָרֵ֑עַ כֵּ֣ן אֶשְׁקֹ֧ד עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם לִבְנ֥וֹת NAS: so I will watch over KJV: and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, INT: bring so will watch over to build
Jeremiah 44:27 HEB: הִנְנִ֨י שֹׁקֵ֧ד עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם לְרָעָ֖ה NAS: Behold, I am watching over KJV:Behold, I will watch over them for evil, INT: behold I am watching over evil
Daniel 9:14 HEB: וַיִּשְׁקֹ֤ד יְהוָה֙ עַל־ NAS: Therefore the LORD has kept the calamity KJV: Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, INT:has kept the LORD respect
