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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”
“awake”
Answers that weigh this word
- Is hell eternal conscious torment or annihilation?
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Where it appears
23 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 22 verses shown.
1 Samuel 26:12 · HVhrmsa
So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul’s head, and they went away. No man saw it, or knew it, nor did any awake; for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from Yahweh had fallen on them.
2 Kings 4:31 · HVhp3ms
Gehazi went ahead of them, and laid the staff on the child’s face; but there was no voice and no hearing. Therefore he returned to meet him, and told him, “The child has not awakened.”
Daniel 12:2 · HVhi3mp
Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Ezekiel 7:6 · HVhp3ms
An end has come. The end has come! It awakes against you. Behold, it comes.
Habakkuk 2:7 · HC/Vqi3mp
Won’t your debtors rise up suddenly, and wake up those who make you tremble, and you will be their victim?
Habakkuk 2:19 · HVhv2ms/Sh
Woe to him who says to the wood, ‘Awake!’ or to the mute stone, ‘Arise!’ Shall this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all within it.
Isaiah 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.