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awake

Meaning of “awake”

Sense 1: To cease sleeping or to arouse from sleep or inactivity. Sense 2: Not sleeping; fully roused from sleep.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
42 occurrences32 verses16 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Judges 5:12

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Judges 5:12
awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.
4 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 5:12 · retained source text

Awake, awake Deborah: awake, awake, vtter a song: arise Barak, and leade thy captiuitie captiue, thou sonne of Abinoam.

Job 14:12
So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 14:12 · retained source text

So man lyeth downe, and riseth not, till the heauens be no more, they shall not awake; nor bee raised out of their sleepe.

Psalms 7:6
Arise, O Lord, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 7:6 · retained source text

Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift vp thy selfe, because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the iudgement that thou hast commanded.

Psalms 17:15
As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 17:15 · retained source text

As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousnesse: I shall bee satisfied, when I awake, with thy likenesse.

Psalms 35:23
Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 35:23 · retained source text

Stirre vp thy selfe and awake to my iudgement, euen vnto my cause, my God and my LORD.

Psalms 57:8
awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 57:8 · retained source text

Awake vp my glory, awake psalterie and harpe; I my selfe will awake early.

Psalms 59:4
They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 59:4 · retained source text

They runne and prepare themselues without my fault: awake to helpe me, and behold.

1611 marginal noteHebr. to meete me.

Psalms 59:5
Thou therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 59:5 · retained source text

Thou therefore, O LORD God of hostes, the God of Israel, awake to visite all the heathen: be not mercifull to any wicked transgressours. Selah.

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Historical definitions

To cease to sleep; to come from natural sleep. To bestir, revive, or rouse from inactivity.

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