Definition
a primitive root; to awake (intransitive)
Traditional renderings: (be) awake(-d).
Traditional renderings: (be) awake(-d).
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders יָקַץ:
- ἐγείρωegeirō“to arise”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
11 total
- Genesis 9:24וַיִּ֥יקֶץ · awokeWhen Noah awoke from his drunkenness and learned what his youngest son had done to him,
- Genesis 28:16וַיִּיקַ֣ץ · woke upWhen Jacob woke up, he said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was unaware of it.”
- Genesis 41:4וַיִּיקַ֖ץ · woke upAnd the cows that were sickly and thin devoured the seven sleek, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up,
- Genesis 41:7וַיִּיקַ֥ץ · awokeAnd the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven plump, ripe ones. Then Pharaoh awoke and realized it was a dream.
- Genesis 41:21וָאִיקָֽץ׃ · Then I awokeWhen they had devoured them, however, no one could tell that they had done so; their appearance was as ugly as it had been before. Then I awoke.
- Judges 16:14וַיִּיקַץ֙ · But he awokeSo while he slept, Delilah took the seven braids of his hair and wove them into the web. Then she tightened it with a pin and called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin with the loom and the web.
- Judges 16:20וַיִּקַ֣ץ · When [Samson] awokeThen she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” When Samson awoke from his sleep, he thought, “I will escape as I did before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.
- 1 Kings 3:15וַיִּקַ֥ץ · awokeThen Solomon awoke, and indeed it had been a dream. So he returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then he held a feast for all his servants.
- 1 Kings 18:27וְיִקָֽץ׃ · and must be awakenedAt noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!”
- Psalm 78:65וַיִּקַ֖ץ · awokeThen the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.
- Habakkuk 2:7וְיִקְצ֖וּ · awakenWill not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken? Then you will become their prey.