וַ/יַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם
𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤌
shâkam
rose early
To rise or set out early in the morning; to undertake an activity at daybreak with purposeful intent. While the primary usage is temporal—describing the act of beginning a journey, task, or activity at dawn—there is also connotation of preparedness and diligence.
Genesis 28:18 · Word #1
Lexicon H7925
| Lemma | שָׁכַם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤊𐤌 |
| Transliteration | shâkam |
| Strong's | H7925 |
| Definition | To rise or set out early in the morning; to undertake an activity at daybreak with purposeful intent. While the primary usage is temporal—describing the act of beginning a journey, task, or activity at dawn—there is also connotation of preparedness and diligence. |
Morphology HC/Vhw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | rose early |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7925-09
and he started early
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Hiphil (causative), sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem conveys a causative nuance—causing oneself to rise or initiating action early—while the sequential imperfect 3ms form indicates a past narrative action: "and he started early." This preserves the root sense of purposeful early beginning tied to the shoulder/early-morning imagery. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and he rose early
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Changed 'and he started early' to 'and he rose early' for contextual accuracy reflecting the temporal nuance of H7925; 'rise early' is the usual English rendering for this narrative context. |