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Lexicon :: Strong's H7911 - šāḵaḥ

Aa
שָׁכַח
Transliteration
šāḵaḥ
Pronunciation
shaw-kakh'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2383

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁכַח shâkach, shaw-kakh'; or שָׁכֵחַ shâkêach; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention:—× at all, (cause to) forget.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 102x

The KJV translates Strong's H7911 in the following manner: forget (61x), forgotten (40x), at all (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 102x
The KJV translates Strong's H7911 in the following manner: forget (61x), forgotten (40x), at all (1x).

  1. to forget, ignore, wither

    1. (Qal)

      1. to forget

      2. to cease to care

    2. (Niphal) to be forgotten

    3. (Piel) to cause to forget

    4. (Hiphil) to make or cause to forget

    5. (Hithpael) to be forgotten

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁכַח shâkach, shaw-kakh'; or שָׁכֵחַ shâkêach; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention:—× at all, (cause to) forget.
STRONGS H7911: Abbreviations
שָׁכַח 102 verb forget (Late Hebrew id.; Ecclus 45:26c and (Pi.) Ecclesiasticus 11:25 (twice in verse); Aramaic שְׁכַךְ bdb101302 is find); —
Qal86 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שׁ׳ Psalm 9:13 +, suffix שְׁכֵחָ֑נִי Isaiah 49:14; 2nd person feminine singular שָׁכַחְתְּ Jeremiah 13:25; 1st person plural suffix שְׁכַחֲנוּךָ Psalm 44:18, etc.; Imperfect יִשְׁכַּח Deuteronomy 4:31 +, etc.; Imperative feminine singular שִׁכְּחִי Psalm 45:11; Infinitive absolute שָׁכֹךְַ; Participle plural construct שֹׁכְחֵי Job 8:13; Psalm 50:22; — forget:
1. subject man,
a. accusative of thing Genesis 27:45 (E), Deuteronomy 4:9; Deuteronomy 9:7 (opposed to זָכַר) +, = forget and leave, ב of location, Deuteronomy 24:19; with object clause with כִּי Job 39:15; with מִן infinitive Psalm 102:5.
b. with accusative of person, involving forgetting to mention, Genesis 40:23 (E; opposed to זכר), ceasing to care for Jeremiah 30:14 (figurative), Isaiah 49:15 (twice in verse) (accusative omitted), Isaiah 49:15; Job 19:14; Psalm 45:11; with accusative Jerusalem Psalm 137:5a; יִשְׁכָּחֵהוּ רֶחֶם Job 24:20; absolute Psalm 137:5b ׃תִּשְׁכַּח יְמִינִי AE Ki supply הַמַּעֲשֶׂה or הַנִּגּוּן (whence AV her cunning), but forced: Greek Version of the LXX תִּשָּׁכַח; read probably (Gr Bu and others) תִּכְחַשׁ let it grow lean (Psalm 109:24, compare Zechariah 11:17), or (Che) תְּכַחַשׁ let it disappoint (me), fail (Habakkuk 3:17).
c. especially with accusative י׳ (God), Hosea 2:15; Hosea 8:14; Hosea 13:6; Judges 3:7; 1 Samuel 12:9; Isaiah 17:10; Deuteronomy 8:19 (שָׁכֹחַ תִּשׁ׳) + 16 times (5 times Deuteronomy, + 4 times Jeremiah), + Psalm 59:12 (accusative omitted); also accusative of divine name Jeremiah 23:27 (בַּבַּעַל), Psalm 44:21; commands of י׳ Hosea 4:6; Deuteronomy 26:13 (accusative omitted) Psalm 119:16 + 7 times Psalm 119, his doings and ways, Psalm 119:139; Psalm 78:7; Psalm 78:11; Psalm 103:2; Psalm 106:13, his covenant Deuteronomy 4:23, 31; 2 Kings 17:38; Proverbs 2:17; law of wisdom Proverbs 3:1, that is accusative בִּינָה Proverbs 4:6.
2. subject י׳ (God):
a. accusative of person Hosea 4:6; 1 Samuel 1:11 (opposed to זָכַר), Lamentations 5:20; Isaiah 49:14 (|| עָזַב), Psalm 10:12; Psalm 13:2; Psalm 42:10.
b. accusative of sins Amos 8:7; Psalm 10:11 (accusative omitted), cry Psalm 9:13 (opposed to זָכַר), compare, of distress, Psalm 44:25.
c. voice of foes Psalm 74:23.
d. followed by infinitive Psalm 77:10.
† Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִשְׁכַּח Ecclesiastes 9:5, etc.; Imperfect יִשָּׁכַח Psalm 9:19, 3rd person feminine singular תִּשָּׁכֵחַ Jeremiah 20:11, etc.; Participle feminine singular נִשְׁכָּחָה Isaiah 23:16, נִשְׁכַּחַת Isaiah 23:15, plural נִשְׁכָּ חִים Job 28:4; — be forgotten: subject of thing Genesis 41:30 (E), Deuteronomy 31:21; Jeremiah 20:11; Jeremiah 23:40; Jeremiah 50:5; Isaiah 65:11; subject person Psalm 9:19; Psalm 31:13; Ecclesiastes 2:16, Tyre Isaiah 23:15, 16 (under figure of harlot), subject זִכְרָם Ecclesiastes 9:5; מִנִּי רָ֑גֶל הַנִּשׁ׳ Job 28:4.
† Pi. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular וגו׳ שִׁכַּח י׳ Lamentations 2:6 י׳ hath caused to forget (be forgotten) in Zion assembly and sabbath.
† Hiph. Infinitive לְהַשְׁכִּיחַ Jeremiah 23:27 to make my people forget my name (2 accusative).
† Hithp. Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural יִשְׁתַּכְּחוּ Ecclesiastes 8:10 they were forgotten in the city.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

27:45; 40:23; 41:30

Deuteronomy

4:9; 4:23; 4:31; 4:31; 8:19; 9:7; 24:19; 26:13; 31:21

Judges

3:7

1 Samuel

1:11; 12:9

2 Kings

17:38

Job

8:13; 19:14; 24:20; 28:4; 28:4; 39:15

Psalms

9:13; 9:13; 9:19; 9:19; 10:11; 10:12; 13:2; 31:13; 42:10; 44:18; 44:21; 44:25; 45:11; 45:11; 50:22; 59:12; 74:23; 77:10; 78:7; 78:11; 102:5; 103:2; 106:13; 109:24; 119; 119:16; 119:139; 137:5; 137:5

Proverbs

2:17; 3:1; 4:6

Ecclesiastes

2:16; 8:10; 9:5; 9:5

Isaiah

17:10; 23:15; 23:15; 23:16; 23:16; 49:14; 49:14; 49:15; 49:15; 65:11

Jeremiah

13:25; 20:11; 20:11; 23:27; 23:27; 23:40; 30:14; 50:5

Lamentations

2:6; 5:20

Hosea

2:15; 4:6; 4:6; 8:14; 13:6

Amos

8:7

Habakkuk

3:17

Zechariah

11:17

H7911

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Strong's Number H7911 matches the Hebrew שָׁכַח (šāḵaḥ),
which occurs 102 times in 95 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 2 (Psa 119:61–Amo 8:7)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:61

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:61 - Evil people try to drag me into sin,
but I am firmly anchored to your instructions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:83

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:83 - I am shriveled like a wineskin in the smoke,
but I have not forgotten to obey your decrees.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:93

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:93 - I will never forget your commandments,
for by them you give me life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:109

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:109 - My life constantly hangs in the balance,
but I will not stop obeying your instructions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:139

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:139 - I am overwhelmed with indignation,
for my enemies have disregarded your words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:141

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:141 - I am insignificant and despised,
but I don’t forget your commandments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:153

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:153 - Resh
Look upon my suffering and rescue me,
for I have not forgotten your instructions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:176

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:176 - I have wandered away like a lost sheep;
come and find me,
for I have not forgotten your commands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:5 - If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
let my right hand forget how to play the harp.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:17 - She has abandoned her husband
and ignores the covenant she made before God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:1 - My child,[fn] never forget the things I have taught you.
Store my commands in your heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:5 - Get wisdom; develop good judgment.
Don’t forget my words or turn away from them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:5 - For if they drink, they may forget the law
and not give justice to the oppressed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:7 - Let them drink to forget their poverty
and remember their troubles no more.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:16 - For the wise and the foolish both die. The wise will not be remembered any longer than the fool. In the days to come, both will be forgotten.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:10 - I have seen wicked people buried with honor. Yet they were the very ones who frequented the Temple and are now praised[fn] in the same city where they committed their crimes! This, too, is meaningless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:5 - The living at least know they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, nor are they remembered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:10 - Why? Because you have turned from the God who can save you.
You have forgotten the Rock who can hide you.
So you may plant the finest grapevines
and import the most expensive seedlings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:15 - For seventy years, the length of a king’s life, Tyre will be forgotten. But then the city will come back to life as in the song about the prostitute:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:16 - Take a harp and walk the streets,
you forgotten harlot.
Make sweet melody and sing your songs
so you will be remembered again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:14 - Yet Jerusalem[fn] says, “The LORD has deserted us;
the Lord has forgotten us.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:15 - “Never! Can a mother forget her nursing child?
Can she feel no love for the child she has borne?
But even if that were possible,
I would not forget you!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:13 - Yet you have forgotten the LORD, your Creator,
the one who stretched out the sky like a canopy
and laid the foundations of the earth.
Will you remain in constant dread of human oppressors?
Will you continue to fear the anger of your enemies?
Where is their fury and anger now?
It is gone!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:4 - “Fear not; you will no longer live in shame.
Don’t be afraid; there is no more disgrace for you.
You will no longer remember the shame of your youth
and the sorrows of widowhood.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:16 - All who invoke a blessing or take an oath
will do so by the God of truth.
For I will put aside my anger
and forget the evil of earlier days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:32 - Does a young woman forget her jewelry?
Does a bride hide her wedding dress?
Yet for years on end
my people have forgotten me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:21 - Voices are heard high on the windswept mountains,
the weeping and pleading of Israel’s people.
For they have chosen crooked paths
and have forgotten the LORD their God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:25 - This is your allotment,
the portion I have assigned to you,”
says the LORD,
“for you have forgotten me,
putting your trust in false gods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:15 - But my people are not so reliable, for they have deserted me;
they burn incense to worthless idols.
They have stumbled off the ancient highways
and walk in muddy paths.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:11 - But the LORD stands beside me like a great warrior.
Before him my persecutors will stumble.
They cannot defeat me.
They will fail and be thoroughly humiliated.
Their dishonor will never be forgotten.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:27 - By telling these false dreams, they are trying to get my people to forget me, just as their ancestors did by worshiping the idols of Baal.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:40 - And I will make you an object of ridicule, and your name will be infamous throughout the ages.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:14 - All your lovers—your allies—have left you
and do not care about you anymore.
I have wounded you cruelly,
as though I were your enemy.
For your sins are many,
and your guilt is great.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:9 - Have you forgotten the sins of your ancestors, the sins of the kings and queens of Judah, and the sins you and your wives committed in Judah and Jerusalem?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:5 - They will ask the way to Jerusalem[fn]
and will start back home again.
They will bind themselves to the LORD
with an eternal covenant that will never be forgotten.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:6 - “My people have been lost sheep.
Their shepherds have led them astray
and turned them loose in the mountains.
They have lost their way
and can’t remember how to get back to the sheepfold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:6 - He has broken down his Temple
as though it were merely a garden shelter.
The LORD has blotted out all memory
of the holy festivals and Sabbath days.
Kings and priests fall together
before his fierce anger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:20 - Why do you continue to forget us?
Why have you abandoned us for so long?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:12 - There are hired murderers, loan racketeers, and extortioners everywhere. They never even think of me and my commands, says the Sovereign LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:35 - “And because you have forgotten me and turned your back on me, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: You must bear the consequences of all your lewdness and prostitution.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:13 - I will punish her for all those times
when she burned incense to her images of Baal,
when she put on her earrings and jewels
and went out to look for her lovers
but forgot all about me,”
says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:6 - My people are being destroyed
because they don’t know me.
Since you priests refuse to know me,
I refuse to recognize you as my priests.
Since you have forgotten the laws of your God,
I will forget to bless your children.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:14 - Israel has forgotten its Maker and built great palaces,
and Judah has fortified its cities.
Therefore, I will send down fire on their cities
and will burn up their fortresses.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:6 - But when you had eaten and were satisfied,
you became proud and forgot me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:7 - Now the LORD has sworn this oath
by his own name, the Pride of Israel[fn]:
“I will never forget
the wicked things you have done!

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