שָׁכַח
shâkach · shaw-kakh'
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
Lexicon
Derivation: or שָׁכֵחַ; a primitive root;
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: [idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.
Letters
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › the open hand that covers › to separate and protect
To consume, to destroy of the open hand that covers that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שָׁכַח 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
102 occurrences · 102 OT · 0 NT · 80 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- forget12 · 21%
- have forgotten5 · 9%
- hath forgotten4 · 7%
- and forget4 · 7%
- and forgat3 · 5%
- because thou hast forgotten3 · 5%
- shall be forgotten2 · 4%
- and forgetteth2 · 4%
- yet do i not forget2 · 4%
- and hast forgotten2 · 4%
- lest thou forget2 · 4%
- and forgettest2 · 4%
- unto yourselves, lest ye forget1 · 2%
- and when they forgat1 · 2%
- me, and not forget1 · 2%
- but forgat1 · 2%
- neither have i forgotten1 · 2%
- thou shalt not forget1 · 2%
- and hast forgot1 · 2%
- and it shall be, if thou do at all1 · 2%
- and thou forget1 · 2%
- for it shall not be forgotten1 · 2%
- that thou forget1 · 2%
- thee, nor forget1 · 2%
- from thee, and he forget1 · 2%
Where it is used, by book.
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.