1. to awake, wake up (Qal) — The Qal verb yāqaṣ (יָקַץ) meaning 'to awake, wake up,' describing the act of awakening from sleep, used both of literal awakening from physical sleep and from prophetic or divinely induced sleep. Occurs in Gen 9:24 (Noah awoke from wine), Gen 28:16 (Jacob awoke from his dream at Bethel), Gen 41:4,7,21 (Pharaoh awoke from his dreams), Judg 16:14,20 (Samson awoke), 1 Kgs 3:15 (Solomon awoke from his dream), 1 Kgs 18:27 (perhaps Baal is sleeping and must awake), and Hab 2:7 (your creditors will suddenly awake). English renders 'and awoke' and 'and will awake'; Spanish 'despertó/despertará'; Arabic اسْتَيْقَظَ/يَسْتَيْقِظُ (istayqaẓa) 'he woke up'; Korean 깨었다/깨어나리라 (kkaeeotda) 'awoke'; Swahili akaamka/ataaamka 'he woke up/will wake up'; Hindi जागा/जागेगा (jāgā/jāgegā) 'awoke/will awake.' The two clusters differ only in conjugation form — consecutive imperfect vs. conjunctive perfect — both Qal stem expressing the same core meaning of awakening. 10×
AR["فَاسْتَيْقَظَ","وَ-اسْتَيْقَظَ","وَ-اسْتَيْقَظْتُ","وَ-يَسْتَيْقِظُ","وَاسْتَيْقَظَ"]·ben["আর-জেগে-উঠলাম-আমি","আর-জেগে-উঠলেন","এবং-জাগলেন","এবং-জেগে-উঠলেন","এবং-জেগে-উঠেছিলেন","এবং-সে-জেগে-উঠবে।","ও-জেগে-উঠল"]·DE["und-awoke","und-er-awoke","und-erwachte","und-ich-erwachte","und-wird-awake"]·EN["and-I-awoke","and-awoke","and-he-awoke","and-will-awake"]·FR["et-Je-s'éveilla","et-awoke","et-fera-awake","et-il-awoke","et-il-s'éveilla","et-s'éveilla","et-tendre"]·heb["ו-איקץ","ו-הקיץ","ו-ייקץ","ו-יקץ"]·HI["और-जागा","और-जागा-मैं","और-जागेगा"]·ID["Dan-bangun","Dan-sadarlah","dan-akan-bangun","dan-aku-terbangun","dan-bangun","dan-ia-bangun","dan-terjagalah"]·IT["[ויקץ]","e-awoke","e-egli-awoke","e-io-awoke","e-vorrà-awake"]·jav["Lan-tangi","Saha-tangi","lan-kula-wungu","lan-mugi-tangi","lan-piyambakipun-tangi","lan-tangi","lan-wungu"]·KO["그리고-깨어나리라","그리고-깨어났다","그리고-깨었다","깨어나셨나이다"]·PT["E-acordou","E-despertou","e-acordará","e-acordei","e-acordou"]·RU["И-проснулся","и-пробудился","и-проснулся","и-проснулся-я","и-проснётся"]·ES["Y-despertó","y-despertará","y-desperté","y-despertó"]·SW["Na-akaamka","na-Yakobo-akajitokeza","na-akaamka","na-ataaamka","na-nikaamka"]·TR["Ve-uyandı","ve-uyandı","ve-uyandım","ve-uyanır"]·urd["اور-جاگا","اور-جاگا-میں","اور-جاگے-گا"]
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [יָקַץ] vb. awake (Arabic يَقِظَ wake, be awake)— Qal Impf. יִקָ֑ץ 1 K 18:27; וַיִּיקַץ Gn 28:16 וַיִּיקֶץ Gn 9:24; וַיִּקַץ Ju 16:20 ψ 78:65 1 K 3:15 (v Baer); וָאִיקָ֑ץ Gn 41:21; יִקְֽצוּ Hb 2:7;—awake, Gn 41:4, 7, 21 (E), 1 K 3:15; of Baal 18:27; sq. מִשְּׁנָתוֹ Gn 28:16 (J), Ju 16:14, 20, of Noah, מִיֵּינוֹ Gn 9:24 (J), i. e. from drunken sleep; fig. of י׳ ψ 78:65, i. e. become suddenly active; of enemies Hb 2:7.—Vid. also קיץ" dir="rtl" >קיץ Hiph.