הַשְׁכֵּם וְדַבֵּר
Literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning · perhaps properly, to arrange ; but used figuratively (of words), to speak ; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
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שָׁכַם H7925 literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning
דָבַר H1696 perhaps properly, to arrange ; but used figuratively (of words), to speak ; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
What does הַשְׁכֵּם וְדַבֵּר (hashkem vedabber) mean in the Bible?
שָׁכַם · דָבַר is a Hebrew word meaning "speaking persistently, speaking again and again".
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