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Lexicon :: Strong's H7919 - śāḵal

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שָׂכַל
Transliteration
śāḵal
Pronunciation
saw-kal'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2263,2264

Strong’s Definitions

שָׂכַל sâkal, saw-kal'; a primitive root; to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent:—consider, expert, instruct, prosper, (deal) prudent(-ly), (give) skill(-ful), have good success, teach, (have, make to) understand(-ing), wisdom, (be, behave self, consider, make) wise(-ly), guide wittingly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 63x

The KJV translates Strong's H7919 in the following manner: understand (12x), wise (12x), prosper (8x), wisely (6x), understanding (5x), consider (4x), instruct (3x), prudent (2x), skill (2x), teach (2x), miscellaneous (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 63x
The KJV translates Strong's H7919 in the following manner: understand (12x), wise (12x), prosper (8x), wisely (6x), understanding (5x), consider (4x), instruct (3x), prudent (2x), skill (2x), teach (2x), miscellaneous (7x).

  1. to be prudent, be circumspect, wisely understand, prosper

    1. (Qal) to be prudent, be circumspect

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to look at or upon, have insight

      2. to give attention to, consider, ponder, be prudent

      3. to have insight, have comprehension

        1. insight, comprehension (subst)

      4. to cause to consider, give insight, teach

        1. the teachers, the wise

      5. to act circumspectly, act prudently, act wisely

      6. to prosper, have success

      7. to cause to prosper

  2. (Piel) to lay crosswise, cross (hands)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׂכַל sâkal, saw-kal'; a primitive root; to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent:—consider, expert, instruct, prosper, (deal) prudent(-ly), (give) skill(-ful), have good success, teach, (have, make to) understand(-ing), wisdom, (be, behave self, consider, make) wise(-ly), guide wittingly.
STRONGS H7919: Abbreviations
† I. שָׂכַל verb be prudent (Gerber47 denominative from שֶׂכֶל, but verb early; Late Hebrew סָכַל, Hithp. shew oneself attentive (to), look; Aramaic סְכַל (rare) understand, Ithpa. look (at), consider, Aph. instruct; שְׂכַל only Aph. (for Hebrew הִשְׂכִּיל), understand, make wise; Lfks Pa. teach, Ethpa. understand, etc.; Samaritan LKO Ithpa. look (for Hebrew הִבִּיט); Assyrian šiklu, clever, šklûtu, cleverness, MeissnSuppl.93); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שׂ׳ 1 Samuel 18:30 be prudent, circumspect (SS HPS); Kit Buhl Gerber and others prosper.
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִשְׂכִּיל Jeremiah 23:5; 1 Chronicles 28:19; 1st person singular הִשְׂכַּלְתִּי Psalm 119:99; 3rd person masculine plural הִשְׂכִּילוּ Job 34:27 +; Imperfect יַשְׂכִּיל 1 Samuel 18:5 +; 2rd person masculine singular jussive תַּשְׂכַּל Daniel 9:25, etc.; Imperative masculine plural הַשְׂכִּילוּ Psalm 2:10; Infinitive absolute הַשְׂכֵּל Jeremiah 9:23 +; הַשְׂכֵּיל (Ges § 53 k) Jeremiah 3:15; Job 34:35; construct הַשְׂכִּיל Genesis 3:6 +, etc.; Participle מַשְׂכִּיל 1 Samuel 18:14 +, feminine מַשְׂכָּ֑לֶת Proverbs 19:14; plural מַשְׂכִּילִים Daniel 11:35 +, etc.; meanings hard to classify: scholars differ greatly; —
1. look at: נְחְמָד הָעֵץ לְהַשְׂכִּיל Genesis 3:6 (J) was desirable to look upon (so Greek Version of the LXX Ges De; AV, RV to make one wise; Ew Di Buhl SS Dr and others below 3).
2. give attention to, consider, ponder: Isaiah 41:20; Isaiah 44:18; Deuteronomy 32:29; Psalm 64:10; Psalm 106:7; Job 34:27; with לְ Proverbs 21:12; with אֶל Psalm 41:2; Nehemiah 8:13; with עַל Proverbs 16:20; with ב Psalm 101:2; Daniel 9:13.
3. have insight, comprehension: Jeremiah 9:23 (|| יָדַע י׳), Psalm 94:8 (|| בִּין), Psalm 119:99, Daniel 1:4; Daniel 9:25 (|| יָדַע); הַשְׂכֵּ(י)ל assubstantive = insight, understanding: as י׳'s gift to ruler and teacher, || דֵּעָה Jeremiah 3:15; || דַּ֫עַת Job 34:35; || מַדָּע Daniel 1:17; מוּסַר הַשׂ׳ Proverbs 1:3; דֶּרֶךְ הַשׂ׳ Proverbs 21:16.
4. cause to consider, give insight, teach: י׳ subject, accusative of thing, 1 Chronicles 28:19, accusative of person Psalm 32:8; Nehemiah 9:20; Gabriel subject, 2accusative Daniel 9:22; לֵב חָכָם subject, accusative of thing Proverbs 16:23; with לְ, Proverbs 21:11; הַמַּשְׂכִּילִים שֵׂכֶל טוֺב לי׳ 2 Chronicles 30:22 (but Be Ke Benz etc. who shewed good skill, that is, in music, 2 Chronicles 30:21b); (הַ)מַוְכִּילִים Daniel 11:33, 35; Daniel 12:3, 10 the teachers (so Ew Hi Bev; Thes Ke Behrm and others the wise).
5. act circumspectly, prudently: absolute Amos 5:13; Psalm 2:10; Psalm 36:4; מַשְׂכִּיל as substantive Psalm 14:2 = Psalm 53:3, Proverbs 10:5, 19; Proverbs 14:35; Proverbs 15:24; Proverbs 17:2; Job 22:2; אִשָּׁה מַשְׂכָּ֑לֶת Proverbs 19:14. — Jeremiah 50:9 has גִּבּוֺר מַשְׁכִּיל according to Masora (van d. H. Baer Gi), compare Vulgate, i.e. a child-slaying warrior; but שׁ׳. Hiph. elsewhere only Hosea 9:14, of miscarriage; Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Ew and most modern (Gf Gie Rothst) read מַשְׂכִּיל, either skilful or fortunate.
6. prosper, have success (compare Dr 1 Samuel 18:5): absolute 1 Samuel 18:15; Isaiah 52:13; Jeremiah 10:21; Jeremiah 20:11; Jeremiah 23:5; Joshua 1:8 (D); with ב, Joshua 1:7 (D) 1 Samuel 18:5, 14 (read בְּכָלֿ for לְכָלֿ Vrss Th HPS and others), compare 2 Kings 18:7; with אֶל, Proverbs 17:8.
7. cause to prosper: Deuteronomy 29:8; 1 Kings 2:3(D).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H7920.

† II. [שָׂכַל] verb
Pi. lay crosswise (so, and not √ I. שׂ׳, Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Vulgate TargumJon and modern, compare Arabic bdb096808 bind legs of beast, plait locks of hair); — Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שִׂכֵּל אֶתיָֿדָיו Genesis 48:14 (J); Thes Dr, however, prudentes fecit, from √ I. שׂ׳.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

3:6; 3:6; 48:14

Deuteronomy

29:8; 32:29

Joshua

1:7; 1:8

1 Samuel

18:5; 18:5; 18:5; 18:14; 18:14; 18:15; 18:30

1 Kings

2:3

2 Kings

18:7

1 Chronicles

28:19; 28:19

2 Chronicles

30:21; 30:22

Nehemiah

8:13; 9:20

Job

22:2; 34:27; 34:27; 34:35; 34:35

Psalms

2:10; 2:10; 14:2; 32:8; 36:4; 41:2; 53:3; 64:10; 94:8; 101:2; 106:7; 119:99; 119:99

Proverbs

1:3; 10:5; 10:19; 14:35; 15:24; 16:20; 16:23; 17:2; 17:8; 19:14; 19:14; 21:11; 21:12; 21:16

Isaiah

41:20; 44:18; 52:13

Jeremiah

3:15; 3:15; 9:23; 9:23; 10:21; 20:11; 23:5; 23:5; 50:9

Daniel

1:4; 1:17; 9:13; 9:22; 9:25; 9:25; 11:33; 11:35; 11:35; 12:3; 12:10

Hosea

9:14

Amos

5:13

H7919

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Strong's Number H7919 matches the Hebrew שָׂכַל (śāḵal),
which occurs 63 times in 63 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 3:6–Jer 10:21)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:6 - So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise,[fn] she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:14 - And Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, who was the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands (for Manasseh was the firstborn).

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:9 - Therefore keep the words of this covenant and do them, that you may prosper[fn] in all that you do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:29 - If they were wise, they would understand this;
they would discern their latter end!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:7 - Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success[fn] wherever you go.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:8 - This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:5 - And David went out and was successful wherever Saul sent him, so that Saul set him over the men of war. And this was good in the sight of all the people and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:14 - And David had success in all his undertakings, for the LORD was with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:15 - And when Saul saw that he had great success, he stood in fearful awe of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:30 - Then the commanders of the Philistines came out to battle, and as often as they came out David had more success than all the servants of Saul, so that his name was highly esteemed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:3 - and keep the charge of the LORD your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:7 - And the LORD was with him; wherever he went out, he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and would not serve him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:19 - “All this he made clear to me in writing from the hand of the LORD, all the work to be done according to the plan.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:22 - And Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites who showed good skill in the service of the LORD. So they ate the food of the festival for seven days, sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:13 - On the second day the heads of fathers’ houses of all the people, with the priests and the Levites, came together to Ezra the scribe in order to study the words of the Law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:20 - You gave your good Spirit to instruct them and did not withhold your manna from their mouth and gave them water for their thirst.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:2 - “Can a man be profitable to God?
Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:27 - because they turned aside from following him
and had no regard for any of his ways,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:35 - ‘Job speaks without knowledge;
his words are without insight.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:10 - Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
be warned, O rulers of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:2 - The LORD looks down from heaven on the children of man,
to see if there are any who understand,[fn]
who seek after God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 32:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:8 - I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my eye upon you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:3 - The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit;
he has ceased to act wisely and do good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 41:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:1 - To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
Blessed is the one who considers the poor![fn]
In the day of trouble the LORD delivers him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:7 - For God is the King of all the earth;
sing praises with a psalm![fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 53:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:2 - God looks down from heaven
on the children of man
to see if there are any who understand,[fn]
who seek after God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:9 - Then all mankind fears;
they tell what God has brought about
and ponder what he has done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:8 - Understand, O dullest of the people!
Fools, when will you be wise?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 101:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:2 - I will ponder the way that is blameless.
Oh when will you come to me?
I will walk with integrity of heart
within my house;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:7 - Our fathers, when they were in Egypt,
did not consider your wondrous works;
they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love,
but rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:99

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:99 - I have more understanding than all my teachers,
for your testimonies are my meditation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:3 - to receive instruction in wise dealing,
in righteousness, justice, and equity;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:5 - He who gathers in summer is a prudent son,
but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:19 - When words are many, transgression is not lacking,
but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:35 - A servant who deals wisely has the king’s favor,
but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:24 - The path of life leads upward for the prudent,
that he may turn away from Sheol beneath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:20 - Whoever gives thought to the word[fn] will discover good,
and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:23 - The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious
and adds persuasiveness to his lips.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:2 - A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully
and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:8 - A bribe is like a magic[fn] stone in the eyes of the one who gives it;
wherever he turns he prospers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:14 - House and wealth are inherited from fathers,
but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:11 - When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise;
when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:12 - The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked;
he throws the wicked down to ruin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:16 - One who wanders from the way of good sense
will rest in the assembly of the dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:20 - that they may see and know,
may consider and understand together,
that the hand of the LORD has done this,
the Holy One of Israel has created it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:18 - They know not, nor do they discern, for he has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, and their hearts, so that they cannot understand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:13 - Behold, my servant shall act wisely;[fn]
he shall be high and lifted up,
and shall be exalted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:15 - “‘And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:24 - but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:21 - For the shepherds are stupid
and do not inquire of the LORD;
therefore they have not prospered,
and all their flock is scattered.

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