(wake). The Hebrew night was divided into three watches, indeed of hours. The first was called “the beginning of watches,” beginning at sunset and lasting till 10 P. M. (Lam. 2:19): the second, the “middle watch,” from 10 P. M till 2 A. M. (Judg. 7:19); the “morning watch,” from 2 A. M. till sunrise (Ex. 14:24; 1 Sam. 11:11). After the captivity the Jews gradually adopted the Greek and Roman division of the eight into twelve hours of four watches; “evening,” 6 to 9; “midnight,” 9 to 12; “cock-crowing,” 12 to 3; “morning,” 3 to 6 (Matt. 14:25; Mark 13:35; Luke 12:38).