שְׂכַל
sᵉkal · H7920 · Aramaic · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to consider, to ponder, to observe, to take note of, to have regard for, to give heed to, to study
Action by which humans think about someone or something accompanied by a willingness to translate their conclusions into action if needed
ExamplesDaniel 7:8 “While I was thinking about the horns, behold, another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the previous horns were plucked out before it; and behold, this horn possessed eyes like human eyes, and a mouth uttering great boasts.
How it’s used In 2 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
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- Not stated (participle) 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- בin/on/with+ קֶרֶןhorn 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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Near synonyms 2 words
- בִּין bîyn · H995 · to be intelligent, to be discerning, to have insight
- Hebrew verb for understanding or discerning, closely overlapping with śākal in semantic range of mental perception and prudent consideration, not cognate-related.
- חָכַם châkam · H2449 · to be able, to be skillful, to be wise
- Hebrew verb for being or acting wisely, overlaps with the prudential and skillful insight dimension of śākal though more focused on wisdom per se than consideration.
Contrasting words 1 word
- סָכַל çâkal · H5528 · to act foolishly, to make foolish, to turn into foolishness
- Hebrew verb for acting foolishly, the direct lexical opposite of acting with wisdom/prudence/understanding (śākal). Though phonetically similar, they are distinct roots with opposite meanings.
In the other Testament 2 words
- συνίημι syníēmi · G4920 · to understand, to comprehend, to perceive
- Greek verb for understanding or considering, standard translation equivalent for Hebrew śākal and its cognates in LXX contexts dealing with insight and prudent consideration.
- φρονέω phronéō · G5426 · to have an attitude, to think in a particular manner, to ponder
- Greek verb for thinking, considering, or being prudent/wise-minded, frequently used to translate Hebrew wisdom/understanding vocabulary including śākal roots.
Semantic domains 4 entries
- Succeed002003003020
- This Succeed code is inherited from the shared listing with שָׂכַל (sâkal, H7919) (the semantically parallel Hebrew verb for considering, prospering, and having success); it does not independently apply to this word's own attested thinking or considering sense.
- Wise002001002029
- This Wise code is likewise inherited from the shared listing with שָׂכַל (sâkal, H7919) and does not independently apply to the thinking or considering sense.
- Think002004002013
- Daniel 7:8 recounts that “While I was thinking about the horns, behold, another horn, a little one, came up among them.”
- Stance002001001061
- This Stance code is likewise inherited from the shared listing with שָׂכַל (sâkal, H7919) and does not independently apply to the thinking or considering sense.
Word family 5 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H7920. sekal [שְׂכַל] verb Hithpe`el consider, contemplate (see Biblical Hebrew I. שׂכל);…
[שְׂכַל] verb Hithpe`el consider, contemplate (see Biblical Hebrew I. שׂכל); — Participle מִשְׂתַּכַּל Dan 7:8 (ב of thing).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Sources
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