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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - שָׂכַל

שָׂכַל

H7919

Transliteration: sâkal

Pronunciation: saw-kal'

Definition: consider


Original: שׂכל

Transliteration: śâkal

Phonetic: saw-kal'

BDB Definition:

  1. 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 (substantive)
      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
  2. (Piel) to lay crosswise, cross (hands)

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 2263,2264

Part(s) of speech: Verb


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