קוּץ

qûwts · Hebrew · Strong's H6974 · 23 occurrences

The KJV renders 14 different Hebrew and Greek words as “watch”

What it means

to awake (literally or figuratively)

a primitive root (identical with through the idea of abruptness in starting up from sleep (compare H3364 (יָקַץ)));

How the KJV renders it

arise, awake, watch

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“watch”

also renders koustōdía (G2892), tēréō (G5083), agrypnéō (G69), agrypnía (G70), paratēréō (G3906), nḗphō (G3525), grēgoreúō (G1127), phylakḗ (G5438), ʼashmurâh (H821), mishmâr (H4929), mishmereth (H4931), shomrâh (H8108), shâqad (H8245)

“arise”

also renders diegeírō (G1326), anabaínō (G305), anístēmi (G450), gínomai (G1096), bállō (G906), zârach (H2224), qûwm (H6966)

“awake”

also renders diegeírō (G1326), egeírō (G1453), eknḗphō (G1594)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

23 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 22 verses shown.

1 Samuel 26:12 HVhrmsa2 Kings 4:31 HVhp3msDaniel 12:2 HVhi3mpEzekiel 7:6 HVhp3msHabakkuk 2:7 HC/Vqi3mpHabakkuk 2:19 HVhv2ms/ShIsaiah 26:19 HVhv2mpIsaiah 29:8 HC/Vhq3msJeremiah 31:26 HVhp1csJeremiah 51:39 HVhi3mpJeremiah 51:57 HVhi3mpJob 14:12 HVhi3mpJoel 1:5 HVhv2mpProverbs 6:22 HC/Vhq2msProverbs 23:35 HVhi1csPsalm 3:5 HVhp1csPsalm 17:15 HR/VhcPsalm 35:23 HC/Vhv2ms/ShPsalm 44:23 HVhv2ms/ShPsalm 59:5 HVhv2ms/ShPsalm 73:20 HR/VhcPsalm 139:18 HVhp1cs

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.