שָׁכַם

[שָׁכַם] verb Hiph`il denominative start, rise, early (properly load backs of beasts for day's journey); — Perfect 3 masculine singular consecutive וְהִשְׁכִּים 2 Sam 15,2; Job 1,5, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיַּשְׁכֵּם 1 Mos 19,27 +, 2 masculine singular תְּשְׁכִּים Dom 9,33, etc.; Imperative הַשְׁכֵּם 2 Mos 8,16 +; Infinitive absolute הַשְׁכֵּם Jer 7,25 +, כֵּים- Jer 44,4; Ord 27,14, erroneous אַשְׁכֵּים Jer 25,3 (Ges^{«GKC:53»§ 53} K); Participle מַשְׁכִּים Hos 6,4 +, etc., — rise early, make an early start, of journey (Hexateuch only J E); לְדַרְכְּכֶם Dom 19,9 (+ מָחָר), compare Hoj 7,13 + verb of going 1 Mos 19,2 (J), standing 2 Sam 15,2 (compare Dr), encamping Dom 7,1, etc.; + infinitive 1 Sam 15,12 (compare Dr), 1 Sam 29,11; 2 Kong 6,15 (לָקוּם), מַשְׁכִּימֵי קוּם Sl 127,3 (opposed to מְאַחֲרֵי שֶׁבֶת); usually with בַּבֹּקֶר 1 Mos 19,27 (J; אֶלהַֿמָּקוֺם), 1 Sam 29,10 (twice in verse) + 27 t., + (hyperbole) שֵׁכָר ׳מַשְׁכִּימֵי בַבּ יִרְדֹּ֑פוּ Es 5,11 (|| מְאַחֲרֵי בֵנֶּשֶׁף); with מִמָּחֳרָת 2 Mos 32,6 (E), Dom 6,28 + 3 t.; with בַּעֲלוֺת הַשַּׁחַר Jos 6,15 (J), 1 Sam 19,26 וַיְמַהֲרוּ וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ וַיֵּצְאוּ Jos 8,14 (J) they made a quick and early start; and went out; Infinitive absolute (Ges^{«GKC:113s»§ 113s}) as adverb וְהַעֲרֵב ׳הַשׁ 1 Sam 17,16 at early morning and at evening; especially of ׳י, in Jeremiah: ׳הַשׁ וְדַבֵּר = speaking early and often Jer 7,13; Jer 35,14 and (of Jeremiah) Jer 25,3, compare Jer 11,7; Jer 32,33 often וְשָׁלוֺחַ ׳הַשׁ = sending early and often Jer 7,25; Jer 24,4; Jer 26,5; Jer 29,19; Jer 35,14; Jer 44,4, also 2 Kron 36,15 so verb finite הִשְׁכִּימוּ הִשְׁחִיתוּ, Sef 3,7 = with eagerness they corrupted (Ges^{«GKC:120g»§ 120g}); participle הֹלֵךְ ׳כַּטַּל מַשְׁ Hos 6,4 like the dew departing early, Hos 13,3 (Ges^ib.). — 1 Sam 9,26 read וַיִּשְׁכַּב, see שׁכב