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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H7919 - Understanding

Strong's No.:H7919

Hebrew:שָׂכַל

Transliteration:sâkal

Phonetic:saw-kal'

Word Origin:A primitive root

Bible 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.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

to be (causeatively make or act) circumspect and hence intelligent


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. to be prudent, be circumspect, wisely understand, prosper

a. (Qal) to be prudent, be circumspect

b. (Hiphil)

1. to look at or upon, have insight

2. to give attention to, consider, ponder, be prudent

3. to have insight, have comprehension 1b

c. insight, comprehension (subst)

1. to cause to consider, give insight, teach 1b

d. the teachers, the wise

1. to act circumspectly, act prudently, act wisely

2. to prosper, have success

3. to cause to prosper

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


Bible References:
Understanding

Translation
Occurrences:
consider ( 2 )
considereth ( 2 )
expert ( 1 )
instruct ( 2 )
instructed ( 1 )
prosper ( 6 )
prospered ( 1 )
prospereth ( 1 )
prudent ( 2 )
prudently ( 1 )
skilful ( 1 )
skill ( 2 )
success ( 1 )
taught ( 1 )
teacheth ( 1 )
understand ( 8 )
understandeth ( 1 )
understanding ( 5 )
understood ( 2 )
wisdom ( 2 )
wise ( 12 )
wisely ( 6 )
wittingly ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.