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Lexicon :: Strong's H7922 - śēḵel

Aa
שֵׂכֶל
Transliteration
śēḵel
Pronunciation
seh'-kel
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2263a

Strong’s Definitions

שֶׂכֶל sekel, seh'-kel; or שֵׂכֶל sêkel; from H7919; intelligence; by implication, success:—discretion, knowledge, policy, prudence, sense, understanding, wisdom, wise.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H7922 in the following manner: understanding (7x), wisdom (3x), wise (1x), prudence (1x), knowledge (1x), sense (1x), discretion (1x), policy (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H7922 in the following manner: understanding (7x), wisdom (3x), wise (1x), prudence (1x), knowledge (1x), sense (1x), discretion (1x), policy (1x).

  1. prudence, insight, understanding

    1. prudence, good sense

    2. insight, understanding

    3. cunning, craft (bad sense)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שֶׂכֶל sekel, seh'-kel; or שֵׂכֶל sêkel; from H7919; intelligence; by implication, success:—discretion, knowledge, policy, prudence, sense, understanding, wisdom, wise.
STRONGS H7922: Abbreviations
† שֵׂ֫כֶל, שֶׂ֫כֶל noun masculine prudence, insight; — שֵׂ֫׳ absolute Psalm 111:10 +, construct Proverbs 19:11 +; שֶׂ׳ absolute 1 Samuel 25:3 +; שָׂ֑כֶל Job 17:4; suffix שִׂכְלוֺ Proverbs 12:8; Daniel 8:25; —
1. prudence, good sense: טוֺבַת שׂ׳ woman of good sense 1 Samuel 25:3.
2. insight, understanding: || בִינָה 1 Chronicles 22:12; 2 Chronicles 2:11, compare Job 17:4; טוֺב שׂ׳ Proverbs 3:4; Proverbs 13:15; Psalm 111:10; 2 Chronicles 30:22; אִישׂ שׂ׳ Ezra 8:18; יוֺעֵץ בְּשׂ׳ 1 Chronicles 26:14; בְּעָלָיו מְקוֺר חַיִּים שׂ׳ Proverbs 16:22; restrains from anger Proverbs 19:11, wins praise Proverbs 12:8, fool despises מִלִּים שׂ׳ Proverbs 23:9; שׂוֺם שׂ׳ Nehemiah 8:8 (|| הֵבִין) set forth (the) understanding (i.e. the meaning).
3. bad sense, cunning, craft, Daniel 8:25.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

25:3; 25:3

1 Chronicles

22:12; 26:14

2 Chronicles

2:11; 30:22

Ezra

8:18

Nehemiah

8:8

Job

17:4; 17:4

Psalms

111:10; 111:10

Proverbs

3:4; 12:8; 12:8; 13:15; 16:22; 19:11; 19:11; 23:9

Daniel

8:25; 8:25

H7922

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7922 matches the Hebrew שֵׂכֶל (śēḵel),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:3 - Now this man was named Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigail: she was a woman of good sense and pleasing looks: but the man was cruel and evil in his ways; he was of the family of Caleb.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:12 - Only may the Lord give you wisdom, and knowledge of his orders for Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:14 - And the care of the door on the east came out for Shelemiah. Then the name of Zechariah his son, a man wise in discussion, came out, and the door on the north was given to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:12 - And Huram said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, maker of heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, full of wisdom and good sense, to be the builder of a house for the Lord and a house for himself as king.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:22 - And Hezekiah said kind words to the Levites who were expert in the ordering of the worship of the Lord: so they kept the feast for seven days, offering peace-offerings and praising the Lord, the God of their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:18 - And by the help of our God they got for us Ish-sechel, one of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah with his sons and brothers, eighteen;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:8 - And they gave out the words of the book the law of God, clearly, and gave the sense of it, so that their minds were able to take it in.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:4 - You have kept their hearts from wisdom: for this cause you will not give them honour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:10 - The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom: all those who keep his laws are wise: his praise is eternal.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:4 - So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:8 - A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:15 - Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:22 - Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:11 - A man's good sense makes him slow to wrath, and the overlooking of wrongdoing is his glory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:9 - Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:25 - And his designs will be turned against the holy people, causing deceit to do well in his hand; in his heart he will make himself great, and send destruction on numbers who are living unconscious of their danger; and he will put himself up against the prince of princes; but he will be broken, though not by men's hands.
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