Strong's Definition
to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: 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.
TWOT Reference: 2263,2264
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שָׂכַל (sa.khal) — 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 (sa.khal) — to cross hands. (Piel) to lay crosswise, cross (hands)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb
verb · שֵׂכֶל · שָׂכְלְתָנוּ · מַשְׂכִּיל
Wise | verb hif | ≈ בין · דֵּעָה · דַּעַת · ידע · יסר
to be wise, to have understanding, to be skilled = state in which humans have the ability to understand things
2CH 30:22 · JOB 22:2 · JOB 34:35 · PSA 2:10 · PSA 14:2 · PSA 36:4 · PSA 53:3 · PSA 94:8 · PSA 119:99 · PRO 1:3 · PRO 10:5 · PRO 10:19 · PRO 14:35 · PRO 15:24 · PRO 17:2 · PRO 19:14 · PRO 21:16 · ISA 41:20 · ISA 44:18 · JER 3:15 · JER 9:23 · JER 23:5 · JER 50:9 · JER 50:9 · DAN 1:4 · DAN 1:17 · DAN 9:13 · DAN 9:25 · DAN 11:33 · DAN 11:35 · DAN 12:3 · DAN 12:10 · AMO 5:13
Wise | verb hif | ≈ ירה · לֶקַח
to make wise, to give understanding, to instruct = causative action or process by which humans, deities, or plants cause humans to have the ability to understand things
GEN 3:6 · 1CH 28:19 · NEH 9:20 · PSA 32:8 · PRO 16:23 · PRO 21:11 · DAN 9:22
Think | verb hif | ≈ בין · זכר
to consider, to ponder, to observe, to take note of, to have regard for, to give heed to, to study = action by which humans think about someone or something accompanied by a willingness to translate their conclusions into action if needed
DEU 32:29 · NEH 8:13 · JOB 34:27 · PSA 41:2 · PSA 64:10 · PSA 101:2 · PSA 106:7 · PRO 16:20 · PRO 21:12 · DAN 7:8
verb
Stance | verb pi
to cross = action by which humans position their hands or legs in such a way that they form a cross
1 JER 50:9 MT מַשְׁכִּיל
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שָׂכַל vb. be prudent Qal be prudent, circumspect
Hiph. look at
give attention to, consider, ponder
have insight, comprehension
cause to consider, give insight, teach
act circumspectly, prudently
prosper, have success
cause to prosper
base
[שָׂכַל] vb. Pi. lay crosswise;—Gn 48:14 (J) ref