3364. yaqats
Berean Strong's Lexicon
yaqats: To awake, to awaken

Original Word: יָקַץ
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: yaqats
Pronunciation: yah-kats'
Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-kats')
Definition: To awake, to awaken
Meaning: to awake

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1453 (ἐγείρω, egeirō): To raise, to awaken

- G1326 (διαγείρω, diageirō): To thoroughly awaken

Usage: The Hebrew verb "yaqats" primarily means "to awake" or "to awaken." It is used in the context of waking from sleep, both in a literal and metaphorical sense. The term can imply a sudden or abrupt awakening, often with a sense of alertness or realization.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, sleep was often seen as a state of vulnerability and unawareness. Awakening, therefore, carried connotations of returning to a state of consciousness and readiness. The act of waking up could symbolize a new beginning or a call to action, reflecting the importance of being spiritually and physically alert in one's life and duties.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to awake
NASB Translation
awaken (1), awakened (1), awoke (9), wake (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[יָקַץ] verb awake (Arabic wake, be awake) —

Qal Imperfect יִקָ֑ץ 1 Kings 18:27; וַיִּיקַץ Genesis 28:16 3t.; וַיִּקַץ Judges 16:20; Psalm 78:65; 1 Kings 3:15 (see Baer); וָאִיקָ֑ץ Genesis 41:21; יִָֽקְצוּ Habakkuk 2:7; — awake, Genesis 41:4,7,21 (E), 1 Kings 3:15; of Baal 1 Kings 18:27; followed by מִשְּׁנָתוֺ Genesis 28:16 (J), Judges 16:14,20; of Noah, מִיֵּינוֺ Genesis 9:24 (J), i.e. from drunken sleep; figurative of ׳י Psalm 78:65, i.e. become suddenly active; of enemies Habakkuk 2:7. — See also קיץ

Hiph`il

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
be awaked

A primitive root; to awake (intransitive) -- (be) awake(-d).

Forms and Transliterations
וְיִקָֽץ׃ וַיִּ֥יקֶץ וַיִּיקַ֖ץ וַיִּיקַ֣ץ וַיִּיקַ֥ץ וַיִּיקַץ֙ וַיִּקַ֖ץ וַיִּקַ֣ץ וַיִּקַ֥ץ וָאִיקָֽץ׃ ואיקץ׃ וייקץ ויקץ ויקץ׃ vaiKatz vaiyiKatz vaiYiketz veyiKatz wā’îqāṣ wā·’î·qāṣ way·yi·qaṣ way·yî·qaṣ way·yî·qeṣ wayyiqaṣ wayyîqaṣ wayyîqeṣ wə·yi·qāṣ wəyiqāṣ
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 9:24
HEB: וַיִּ֥יקֶץ נֹ֖חַ מִיֵּינ֑וֹ
NAS: When Noah awoke from his wine, he knew
KJV: And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew
INT: awoke Noah his wine

Genesis 28:16
HEB: וַיִּיקַ֣ץ יַעֲקֹב֮ מִשְּׁנָתוֹ֒
NAS: Then Jacob awoke from his sleep
KJV: And Jacob awaked out of his sleep,
INT: awoke Jacob his sleep

Genesis 41:4
HEB: הַמַּרְאֶ֖ה וְהַבְּרִיאֹ֑ת וַיִּיקַ֖ץ פַּרְעֹֽה׃
NAS: cows. Then Pharaoh awoke.
KJV: kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
INT: favoured and fat awoke Pharaoh

Genesis 41:7
HEB: הַבְּרִיא֖וֹת וְהַמְּלֵא֑וֹת וַיִּיקַ֥ץ פַּרְעֹ֖ה וְהִנֵּ֥ה
NAS: Then Pharaoh awoke, and behold,
KJV: And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, [it was] a dream.
INT: plump and full awoke Pharaoh and behold

Genesis 41:21
HEB: כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר בַּתְּחִלָּ֑ה וָאִיקָֽץ׃
NAS: as ugly as before. Then I awoke.
KJV: as at the beginning. So I awoke.
INT: as before awoke

Judges 16:14
HEB: עָלֶ֖יךָ שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן וַיִּיקַץ֙ מִשְּׁנָת֔וֹ וַיִּסַּ֛ע
NAS: are upon you, Samson! But he awoke from his sleep
KJV: [be] upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep,
INT: and Samson awoke his sleep and pulled

Judges 16:20
HEB: עָלֶ֖יךָ שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן וַיִּקַ֣ץ מִשְּׁנָת֗וֹ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
NAS: are upon you, Samson! And he awoke from his sleep
KJV: [be] upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep,
INT: and Samson awoke his sleep and said

1 Kings 3:15
HEB: וַיִּקַ֥ץ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה וְהִנֵּ֣ה
NAS: Then Solomon awoke, and behold,
KJV: And Solomon awoke; and, behold, [it was] a dream.
INT: awoke Solomon and behold

1 Kings 18:27
HEB: יָשֵׁ֥ן ה֖וּא וְיִקָֽץ׃
NAS: he is asleep and needs to be awakened.
KJV: he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
INT: is asleep and needs to be awakened

Psalm 78:65
HEB: וַיִּקַ֖ץ כְּיָשֵׁ֥ן ׀ אֲדֹנָ֑י
NAS: Then the Lord awoke as [if from] sleep,
KJV: Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep,
INT: awoke sleep the Lord

10 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3364
10 Occurrences


wā·’î·qāṣ — 1 Occ.
way·yî·qaṣ — 7 Occ.
way·yî·qeṣ — 1 Occ.
wə·yi·qāṣ — 1 Occ.
















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