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מַשְׂכִּיל

maskîyl · H4905 · Hebrew · 14 occurrences

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Meanings

  1. maskil

    The meaning of this word is uncertain and can only be deduced from its etymology; possible interpretations include: a song that shows understanding, by which the understanding either refers to the structure or to the contents of this song; or: a song that gives understanding; or: a meditation

    Examples

    Psalm 32:1 {A Psalm} of David. A Maskil.

    Psalm 42:1 For the music director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.

    Psalm 44:1 For the music director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.

How it’s used In 1 role

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

What it is said to bePredicate

13 occurrences in 5 groups

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Semantic domains 1 entry
Sing002004001009006
The word is a musical or liturgical term, "Maschil," appearing in the superscriptions of a number of psalms.
Word family 5 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

שָׂכַל sâkal · H7919 · to be successful, to have success, to succeed · 61×שֶׂכֶל sekel · H7922 · good sense, understanding, insight · 16×מַשְׂכִּילmaskîyl · H4905שׇׂכְלְתָנוּ soklᵉthânûw · H7924 · understanding · 3×שְׂכַל sᵉkal · H7920 · consider · 1×
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H4905. maskiyl מַשְׂכִּיל noun masculine contemplative poem (Hiph`il 2. De and others); —…
H4905. maskiyl
מַשְׂכִּיל noun masculine contemplative poem (Hiph`il 2. De and others); — in titles of Psalm 32; Psalm 42; Psalm 44; Psalm 45; Psalm 52; Psalm 53; Psalm 54; Psalm 55; Psalm 74; Psalm 78; Psalm 88; Psalm 89; Psalm 142; also Psa 47:8 מ ׳זַמְּרוּ: > Ges and others didactic poem (√
4); Ew Ri Pe and others skilful, artistic song (√ 3); √
2 alone fits all cases.

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Sing14 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0

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