Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H5532: סָכַן

çâkan · pronounced saw-kan' · “be useful”

Definition

to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, be customary

KJV translates it as: acquaint (self), be advantage, [idiom] ever, (be, (un-)) profit(-able), treasurer, be wont.

Word origin: a primitive root;

Extended definition

1) to be of use or service or profit or benefit
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be of use or service
1a2) servitor, steward (participle)
1a3) to benefit, profit
1b) (Hiphil) to be used, be wont, exhibit use or habit, show harmony with, be familiar with, know intimately

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H5532 is translated

  • a nurse ×2
  • really to have the habit ×1
  • have i had the habit ×1
  • it is of use ×1
  • will he be of use ×1
  • will he be of use? ×1
  • be reconciled ×1
  • it profits ×1
  • will it be of use ×1
  • you know intimately ×1
  • steward ×1

Bible verses with H5532 (çâkan)

Çâkan appears in 10 verses.

  • Numbers 22:30

    And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay.

  • 1 Kings 1:2

    Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.

  • 1 Kings 1:4

    And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.

  • Job 15:3

    Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

  • Job 22:2

    Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?

  • Job 22:21

    Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.

  • Job 34:9

    For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.

  • Job 35:3

    For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?

  • Psalms 139:3

    Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

  • Isaiah 22:15

    Thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say,