שֶׂכֶל
sekel · seh'-kel
intelligence; by implication, success
Lexicon
Derivation: or שֵׂכֶל; from H7919 (שָׂכַל);
intelligence; by implication, success
- intelligence
- by implication, success
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: discretion, knowledge, policy, prudence, sense, understanding, wisdom, wise.
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
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › the open hand that covers › authority, the one who leads
To consume, to destroy of the open hand that covers of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שֶׂכֶל 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
16 occurrences · 16 OT · 0 NT · 10 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- understanding5 · 31%
- thee wisdom1 · 6%
- a wise1 · 6%
- with prudence1 · 6%
- knowledge1 · 6%
- of understanding1 · 6%
- the sense1 · 6%
- from understanding1 · 6%
- to his wisdom1 · 6%
- the discretion1 · 6%
- the wisdom1 · 6%
- and through his policy1 · 6%
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.