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Strong's Number H7919

שָׂכַל

sakal · saw-kal'

Transliteration:

sakal{saw-kal'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

2263,2264

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

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

Usage in the KJV:

understand 1, wise 12, prosper 8, wisely 6, understanding 14, consider 4, instruct 3, prudent 2, skill 2, teach 1, misc 7

Total: 63
Occurs 62 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

to be prudent, be circumspect, wisely understand, prosper
1. (Qal) to be prudent, be circumspect
2. (Hiphil)
  1. to look at or upon, have insight
  2. to give attention to, consider, ponder, be prudent
  3. to have insight, have comprehension
    1. insight, comprehension (subst)
  4. to cause to consider, give insight, teach
    1. the teachers, the wise
  5. to act circumspectly, act prudently, act wisely
  6. to prosper, have success
  7. to cause to prosper
(Piel) to lay crosswise, cross (hands)