Strong's H3364 · Hebrew
יָקַץ
yâqats · /yaw-kats'/
Definition
to awake (intransitive)
KJV: (be) awake(-d).
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered יָקַץ across 11 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
11 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis5 verses
And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
Genesis 28:16And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.
Genesis 41:4And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
Genesis 41:7And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
Genesis 41:21And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke. eaten: Heb. come to the inward parts of them
Judges2 verses
And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.
Judges 16:20And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him.
1 Kings2 verses
And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
1 Kings 18:27And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. aloud: Heb. with a great voice he is talking: or, he meditateth is pursuing: Heb. hath a pursuit
Psalms1 verse
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H3364 (yâqats) mean?
to awake (intransitive)
How many times does H3364 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H3364 (יָקַץ) appears in 11 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “awoke.”
How is yâqats translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H3364 is rendered as “awoke” (6×), “awaked” (4×), “awake” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word יָקַץ come from?
a primitive root;