1) prudence, insight, understanding 1a) prudence, good sense 1b) insight, understanding 1c) cunning, craft (bad sense) Aramaic equivalent: sokh.le.ta.nu (שׇׂכְלְתָנוּ "insight" H7924)
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H7922 — שֵׂ֫כֶל
se.khel · understanding · Hebrew/Aramaic
16 tagged verse occurrences
1 Samuel 25:3 · שֶׂ֙כֶל֙And the name of the man is Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail, and the woman is of good understanding, and of fair form, and the man is hard and evil in doings; and he is a Calebite.1 Chronicles 22:12 · שֵׂ֣כֶלOnly, Jehovah give to thee wisdom and understanding, and charge thee concerning Israel, even to keep the law of Jehovah thy God;1 Chronicles 26:14 · בְּשֶׂ֗כֶלAnd the lot falleth eastward to Shelemiah; and for Zechariah his son—a counsellor with understanding—they cause to fall lots, and his lot goeth out northward:2 Chronicles 2:12 · שֵׂ֣כֶלAnd Huram saith, ‘Blessed is Jehovah, God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, knowing wisdom and understanding, who doth build a house for Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.2 Chronicles 30:22 · שֵֽׂכֶל־And Hezekiah speaketh unto the heart of all the Levites, those giving good understanding concerning Jehovah, and they eat the appointed thing seven days; sacrificing sacrifices of peace-offerings, and making confession to Jehovah, God of their fathers.Ezra 8:18 · שֶׂ֔כֶלAnd they bring to us, according to the good hand of our God upon us, a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, son of Levi, son of Israel, and Sherebiah, and his sons, and his brethren, eighteen;Nehemiah 8:8 · שֶׂ֔כֶלand they read in the book, in the law of God, explaining—so as to give the meaning, and they give understanding to the convocation.Job 17:4 · מִּשָּׂ֑כֶלFor their heart Thou hast hidden From understanding, Therefore Thou dost not exalt them.Psalm 111:10 · שֵׂ֣כֶלThe beginning of wisdom is fear of Jehovah, Good understanding have all doing them, His praise is standing for ever!Proverbs 3:4 · וְשֵֽׂכֶל־And find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God and man.Proverbs 12:8 · שִׂ֭כְלוֹAccording to his wisdom is a man praised, And the perverted of heart becometh despised.Proverbs 13:15 · שֵֽׂכֶל־Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous is hard.Proverbs 16:22 · שֵׂ֣כֶלA fountain of life is understanding to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly.Proverbs 19:11 · שֵׂ֣כֶלThe wisdom of a man hath deferred his anger, And his glory is to pass over transgression.Proverbs 23:9 · לְשֵׂ֣כֶלIn the ears of a fool speak not, For he treadeth on the wisdom of thy words.Daniel 8:25 · שִׂכְל֗וֹ‘And by his understanding he hath also caused deceit to prosper in his hand, and in his heart he exerteth himself, and by ease he destroyeth many; and against the prince of princes he standeth—and without hand he is broken.