- Original: שׁקד - Transliteration: Shaqad - Phonetic: shaw-kad' - Definition: 1. (Pual) cups shaped like almond blossoms (participle) - Origin: a denominative from H8247 - TWOT entry: 2451b - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A denominative from H8247 ; to be (intensively make) almond shaped: - make like (unto after the fashion of) almonds. Total KJV Occurrences: 6 • almonds, 6 Exodus 25:33(2); Exodus 25:34; Exodus 37:19(2); Exodus 37:20