סָכַן
çâkan · H5532 · Hebrew · 12 occurrences
Meanings
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to be of benefit, to be profitable
Process by which someone's well-being is promoted by a certain action or event
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nurse, steward
Literally: someone who is of benefit (to someone else); hence: a person who provides services to someone else, such as personal care and management of one's household
Examples1 Kings 1:2 So his servants said to him, “Have them search for a young virgin for my lord the king, and have her attend the king and become his nurse; and have her lie on your chest, so that my lord the king may keep warm.”
1 Kings 1:4 The girl was very beautiful; and she became the king’s nurse and served him, but the king did not become intimate with her.
Isaiah 22:15 This is what the Lord GOD of armies says: “Come, go to this steward, To Shebna who is in charge of the royal household,
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to get to know, to familiarize oneself
Action by which humans or deities make an effort to get to be better acquainted with a deity or a human activity
ExamplesJob 22:21 “Be reconciled with Him, and be at peace; Thereby good will come to you.
Psalm 139:3 You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways.
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to be used to, to be accustomed to
Literally: to familiarize oneself (with an activity); hence: state in which humans are engaged in a certain activity on a regular basis
ExamplesNumbers 22:30 But the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden all your life to this day? Have I ever been in the habit of doing such a thing to you?” And he said, “No.”
How it’s used In 7 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
8 occurrences in 6 groups
- גֶּבֶרman 2
- Not stated: you (one person) 2
- מָהwhat?, why? 1
- שָׂכַלto have insight, to be wise, to prosper 1
- Not stated: I 1
- Not stated: he, she or it 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- דֶּרֶךְway, road 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
6 occurrences in 6 groups
- עַלon, upon, over, against+ הֶםthem 1
- עִםwith+ וֹhim 1
- בin/on/with+ רָצָהto accept, to be pleased with 1
- לto/for+ אֵלGod, god 1
- לto/for+ עָשָׂהto do, to make 1
- לto/for+ ךְyou 1
With adverbsAdverbs
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- לֹאnot 2
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- זֶהthis 1
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- הָיָהto be, to become 2
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- אֵלto, toward 1
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.
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Semantic domains 6 entries
- Safe002003003019
- This entry carries no independent “Safe” sense of its own; its tagged occurrences render “be of use” or, as a noun, “nurse/attendant”, as in “Let a young virgin be sought for my lord the king, and let her attend the king and become his nurse” (1 Kings 1:2). The “Safe” domain is bundle-shared with the related lexeme סָכַן (çâkan, H5533) rather than independently attested here.
- Professions001001003009
- סָכַן describes serving or attending as a caretaker, illustrated at 1 Kings 1:2 ("have her attend the king and become his nurse") and 1 Kings 1:4 ("she became the king's nurse and served him").
- Know002004002007
- This entry's own tagged occurrences do reflect a sense close to being of benefit or profit to another, as in “Can a strong man be of use to God, or a wise one be useful to himself” (Job 22:2).
- Engage002003003011
- This entry carries no independent "Engage" sense of its own distinct from ordinary usefulness/service; the genuine tagged occurrences (e.g. 1 Kings 1:2-4, Job 22:2) concern serving or being of use, and the domain is bundle-shared with that sense.
- Impact002001001024
- This entry carries no independent "Impact" sense of its own distinct from ordinary usefulness/service; the genuine tagged occurrences concern being useful or serving, not physical impact. The domain is bundle-shared with the lexeme's own broader sense range, illustrated at Job 22:2 ("can a strong man be of use to God, or a wise one be useful to himself?").
- Poor002001001043
- This entry carries no independent “Poor” sense of its own; its tagged occurrences render “be of use” or the noun “nurse/attendant”, as in “Let a young virgin be sought for my lord the king, and let her attend the king and become his nurse” (1 Kings 1:2). The “Poor” domain is bundle-shared with the related lexeme סָכַן (çâkan, H5533) rather than independently attested here.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H5532. cakan I. [סָכַן] verb be of use of service, benefit (Tel Amarna sakânu, care for…
I. [סָכַן] verb be of use of service, benefit (Tel Amarna sakânu, care for (with preposition ana) ZimZA vi. 248 WklTA Glossary; Phoenician סכן prefect Lzb329; compare perhaps Tel Amarna zukini as loan-word Wkll.c.); —
Qal Imperfect3masculine singular only Job: יִסְכֹּן Eccl 22:2, וֺן- Eccl 15:3, יִסְכָּןֿ Eccl 22:22t.; Participle סֹכֵן Isa 22:15; feminine סֹכֶ֫נֶת 1Ki 1:2, 1Ki 1:4; —
1 be of use or service, only participle ס לוֺ ׳וּתְהִי 1Ki 1:2 and let her become servitress to him, so 1Ki 1:4 (+ וְתְּשָׁרֲתֵהוּ); סֹכֵן Isa 22:15 = servitor, steward.
2 benefit, profit, absolute Job 15:3; with לְ person Job 22:2; Job 35:3, עַלֿ person Job 22:2; with accusative Job 34:9 (or absolute gain benefit, גבר subject).
Hiph`il Perfect1singular הִסְכַּ֫נְתִּי Num 22:20; Num 22:2masculine singular הִסְבַּ֑נְתָּה Psa 139:3; Imperative הַסְכֶּןנָֿא Job 22:21; Infinitive abs. הַסְכֵּן Num 22:30; — be used, wont, strictly exhibit use, or habit, כֹּה לְךָ לַעֲשׂוֺת הִסְכַּנְתִּי הַהַסְכֵּן Num 22:30 (J) have I ever shewn the habit of doing thus to thee? hence shew harmony with (עִם) one Job 22:21, be familiar with, know intimately (subject ׳י) Psa 139:3 (with accusative דְּרָכַי).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 6 entries
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
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