סָכַן
çâkan · saw-kan'
to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, be customary
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, be customary
- to be familiar with
- by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, be customary
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: acquaint (self), be advantage, [idiom] ever, (be, (un-)) profit(-able), treasurer, be wont.
Letters
- סSamekh60
Picture: a prop or pillar
- Concrete
- pillar · prop · thorn
- Extended
- to support · to uphold · to turn around · to be trusted
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to support and uphold › the open hand that covers › the seed, life continuing
To support and uphold of the open hand that covers of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of סָכַן above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
12 occurrences · 12 OT · 0 NT · 11 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- was i ever1 · 8%
- wont1 · 8%
- and let her cherish1 · 8%
- and cherished1 · 8%
- with unprofitable1 · 8%
- be profitable1 · 8%
- may be profitable1 · 8%
- acquaint1 · 8%
- it profiteth1 · 8%
- what advantage1 · 8%
- and art acquainted1 · 8%
- thee unto this treasurer1 · 8%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.