Definition
a primitive root; to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
Traditional renderings: 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.
Traditional renderings: 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.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שָׂכַל:
- συνίημιsuniēmi“to understand”72%
- δικαιοσύνηdikaiosunē“righteousness”6%
- ἐπιγινώσκωepiginōskō“to come to know”6%
- κατανοέωkatanoeō“to observe”6%
- νοέωnoeō“to understand”6%
- σύνεσιςsunesis“understanding”6%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
62 total
- Jeremiah 23:5וְהִשְׂכִּ֔יל · wiselyBehold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- Jeremiah 50:9מַשְׁכִּ֔יל · will be like skilledFor behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north. They will line up against her; from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed.
- Daniel 1:4וּמַשְׂכִּילִ֣ים · gifted…young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.
- Daniel 1:17וְהַשְׂכֵּ֖ל · and understandingTo these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.
- Daniel 9:13וּלְהַשְׂכִּ֖יל · and giving attentionJust as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our iniquities and giving attention to Your truth.
- Daniel 9:22לְהַשְׂכִּילְךָ֥ · to give you insightHe instructed me and spoke with me, saying: “O Daniel, I have come now to give you insight and understanding.
- Daniel 9:25וְתַשְׂכֵּ֜ל · and understand thisKnow and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress.
- Daniel 11:33וּמַשְׂכִּ֣ילֵי · Those with insightThose with insight will instruct many, though for a time they will fall by sword or flame, or be captured or plundered.
- Daniel 11:35הַמַּשְׂכִּילִ֣ים · the wiseSome of the wise will fall so that they may be refined, purified, and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.
- Daniel 12:3וְהַ֨מַּשְׂכִּלִ֔ים · Then the wiseThen the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.
- Daniel 12:10וְהַמַּשְׂכִּלִ֖ים · but the wiseMany will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.
- Amos 5:13הַמַּשְׂכִּ֛יל · the prudentTherefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.