Be prudent
שָׂכַלStrong’s H7919sakhal (sa-khal)
Appears in 62 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Sakhal is the Hebrew word usually translated “acts prudently”, “may cause to prosper” and “prospered”. It appears in 62 verses of the Old Testament.
“Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king’s palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.”
Meaning
- To be prudent, be circumspect, wisely understand, prosper(Qal) to be prudent, be circumspect · (Hiphil)
- (Piel) to lay crosswise, cross (hands)
How it's translated
- acts prudently 5
- you may cause to prosper 2
- he prospered 2
- successful 2
- they considered 2
- insight 2
- and insight 2
- and those have insight 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Proverbs 13
- Psalms 11
- Daniel 9
- Jeremiah 6
- 1 Samuel 4
- Job 3
16 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 1:17In contextAs for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
- Daniel 9:13In contextAs it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.
- Daniel 9:22In contextAnd he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.
- Daniel 9:25In contextKnow therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
- Daniel 11:33In contextAnd they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.
- Daniel 11:35In contextAnd some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.
All 62 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
שָׂכַל sakhal · be prudent
1) to be prudent, be circumspect, wisely understand, prosper 1a) (Qal) to be prudent, be circumspect 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to look at or upon, have insight 1b2) to give attention to, consider, ponder, be prudent 1b3) to have insight, have comprehension 1b3a) insight, comprehension (subst) 1b4) to cause to consider, give insight, teach 1b4a) the teachers, the wise 1b5) to act circumspectly, act prudently, act wisely 1b6) to prosper, have success 1b7) to cause to prosper Aramaic equivalent: se.khal (שְׂכַל "to contemplate" H7920)
שָׂכַל sakhal · to cross hands
(Piel) to lay crosswise, cross (hands)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “prospered” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PROS'PERED, participle passive
Having success; favored.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.