Hebrew word study

שָׂכַלsâkal — to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, i…

Pronounced “saw-kal'”

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

Translated in the King James 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.

Appears 62 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 2×

Genesis 3:6 Genesis 48:14

Deuteronomy — 2×

Deuteronomy 29:9 Deuteronomy 32:29

Joshua — 2×

Joshua 1:7 Joshua 1:8

1 Samuel — 4×

1 Sam 18:5 1 Sam 18:14 1 Sam 18:15 1 Sam 18:30

1 Kings — 1×

2 Kings — 1×

1 Chronicles — 1×

2 Chronicles — 1×

Nehemiah — 2×

Nehemiah 8:13 Nehemiah 9:20

Job — 3×

Job 22:2 Job 34:27 Job 34:35

Psalms — 11×

Psalms 2:10 Psalms 14:2 Psalms 32:8 Psalms 36:3 Psalms 41:1 Psalms 53:2 Psalms 64:9 Psalms 94:8 Psalms 101:2 Psalms 106:7 Psalms 119:99

Proverbs — 13×

Proverbs 1:3 Proverbs 10:5 Proverbs 10:19 Proverbs 14:35 Proverbs 15:24 Proverbs 16:20 Proverbs 16:23 Proverbs 17:2 Proverbs 17:8 Proverbs 19:14 Proverbs 21:11 Proverbs 21:12 Proverbs 21:16

Isaiah — 3×

Isaiah 41:20 Isaiah 44:18 Isaiah 52:13

Jeremiah — 6×

Jeremiah 3:15 Jeremiah 9:24 Jeremiah 10:21 Jeremiah 20:11 Jeremiah 23:5 Jeremiah 50:9

Daniel — 9×

Daniel 1:4 Daniel 1:17 Daniel 9:13 Daniel 9:22 Daniel 9:25 Daniel 11:33 Daniel 11:35 Daniel 12:3 Daniel 12:10

Amos — 1×

Amos 5:13

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