Strong's Lexicon

H7912

H7912 — שְׁכַח

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

AramaicshkachverbOccurrences: 18TWOT: 3029

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7912
Word:שְׁכַח
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:(Aramaic) corresponding to H7911 through the idea of disclosure of a covered or forgotten thing
Language:Aramaic
Occurrences:18
Transliteration:shkach
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:shek-akh'
Meaning:1. to discover (literally or figuratively)
KJV Renderings:find.

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[שְׁכַח] verb

Haph`el (K§ 40, 4 GGA 1884, 1019) find ( ᵑ7 שְׁכַח find, Syriac [untranscribed source text 6173], Christian-Palestinian Aramaic [untranscribed source text 6174] SchulthLex. 205; Egyptian Aramaic השכח S-CE 5, pass. אשתכךְ RŠS361A 2): — Perfect 1 singular הַשְׁכַּ֫חַת Dan 2:25 3 masculine plural הַשְׁכַּ֫חוּ Ezra 4:19; Dan 6:12 Imperfect 2 masculine singular תְּהַשְׁכַּת Ezra 4:15; Ezra 7:16 Infinitive לְהַשְׁכָּחָה Dan 6:5 (twice in verse); — find, accusative of thing, Dan 6:5 (ל person), v.Dan 6:5 v.Dan 6:6 (ל person), v.Dan 6:6 (עַל person, accusative of thing omitted), Ezra 7:16 (ב location); followed by clause דִּי Ezra 4:15 ( ב location), Ezra 4:19 accusative of person Dan 2:25 ל person Dan 6:12 ( + participle action.).
Hithpe`el Perfect 3 masculine singular הִשְׁתְּכַח Dan 2:35 +, 2 masculine singular כַ֫חַתְּ- Dan 5:27, 3 feminine singular כַ֫חַת- Dan 5:11 +; be found , subject thing, ב location, Ezra 6:2 ב person Dan 5:11; Dan 5:12; Dan 5:14; Dan 6:24 עַל person v.Dan 6:5 ל person + קֳדָם person v.Dan 6:23 ל of thing Dan 2:35 (see אֲתַר ); subject person Dan 5:27 + חַסִּר thou hast been found wanting (K§ 85, 3).


שַׁכְלְלֵהּ etc., see כלל .


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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