Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H7919: שָׂכַל

sâkal · pronounced saw-kal' · “be prudent”

Definition

to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent

KJV translates it as: 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.

Word origin: a primitive root;

Extended definition

1) to be prudent, be circumspect, wisely understand, prosper
1a) (Qal) to be prudent, be circumspect
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to look at or upon, have insight
1b2) to give attention to, consider, ponder, be prudent
1b3) to have insight, have comprehension
1b3a) insight, comprehension (subst)
1b4) to cause to consider, give insight, teach
1b4a) the teachers, the wise
1b5) to act circumspectly, act prudently, act wisely
1b6) to prosper, have success
1b7) to cause to prosper
Aramaic equivalent: se.khal (שְׂכַל "to contemplate" H7920)

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

How H7919 is translated

  • insight ×5
  • one who acts prudently ×3
  • who acts prudently ×3
  • who have insight ×3
  • you may cause to prosper ×2
  • he prospered ×2
  • they considered ×2
  • act prudently ×2
  • you ×2
  • having insight ×2
  • make wise ×1
  • he laid cross-wise ×1

Bible verses with H7919 (sâkal)

Sâkal appears in 62 verses; the first 25 are shown below.

  • Genesis 3:6

    And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

  • Genesis 48:14

    And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.

  • Deuteronomy 29:9

    Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.

  • Deuteronomy 32:29

    O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!

  • Joshua 1:7

    Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

  • Joshua 1:8

    This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

  • 1 Samuel 18:5

    And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.

  • 1 Samuel 18:14

    And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the Lord was with him.

  • 1 Samuel 18:15

    Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.

  • 1 Samuel 18:30

    Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.

  • 1 Kings 2:3

    And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:

  • 2 Kings 18:7

    And the Lord was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.

  • 1 Chronicles 28:19

    All this, said David, the Lord made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.

  • 2 Chronicles 30:22

    And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the Lord: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the Lord God of their fathers.

  • Nehemiah 8:13

    And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.

  • Nehemiah 9:20

    Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.

  • Job 22:2

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

  • Job 34:27

    Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:

  • Job 34:35

    Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.

  • Psalms 2:10

    Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

  • Psalms 14:2

    The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

  • Psalms 32:8

    I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

  • Psalms 36:3

    The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

  • Psalms 41:1

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

  • Psalms 53:2

    God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

All 62 references

Words derived from H7919

מַשְׂכִּיל H4905

maskîyl — Maskil

שְׂכַל H7920

sᵉkal — to contemplate

שֶׂכֶל H7922

sekel — understanding