שָׂכַל

When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.

Genesis 3:6

• לְהַשְׂכִּ֔ילlehaskilpreposition + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to make wise

But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.

Genesis 48:14

• שִׂכֵּל֙sikelverb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he laid cross-wise

So keep and follow the words of this covenant, that you may prosper in all you do.

Deuteronomy 29:9

• תַּשְׂכִּ֔ילוּtaskiluverb · causative (hiphil), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: you may cause to prosper

If only they were wise, they would understand it; they would comprehend their fate.

Deuteronomy 32:29

• יַשְׂכִּ֣ילוּyaskiluverb · causative (hiphil), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they will comprehend

Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.

Joshua 1:7

• תַּשְׂכִּ֔ילtaskilverb · causative (hiphil), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you may prosper

This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.

Joshua 1:8

• תַּשְׂכִּֽיל׃taskilverb · causative (hiphil), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you will be successful

So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and of Saul’s officers as well.

1 Samuel 18:5

• יַשְׂכִּ֔ילyaskilverb · causative (hiphil), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he prospered

and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him.

1 Samuel 18:14

• מַשְׂכִּ֑ילmaskilverb · causative (hiphil), participle · masculine singulartagged: successful

When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.

1 Samuel 18:15

• מַשְׂכִּ֣ילmaskilverb · causative (hiphil), participle · masculine singulartagged: successful

Every time the Philistine commanders came out for battle, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers, so that his name was highly esteemed.

1 Samuel 18:30

• שָׂכַ֤לsakhalverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he was successful

And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as is written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn,

1 Kings 2:3

• תַּשְׂכִּ֗ילtaskilverb · causative (hiphil), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you may cause to prosper

And the LORD was with Hezekiah, and he prospered wherever he went. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him.

2 Kings 18:7

• יַשְׂכִּ֑ילyaskilverb · causative (hiphil), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he prospered

“All this,” said David, “all the details of this plan, the LORD has made clear to me in writing by His hand upon me.”

1 Chronicles 28:19

• הִשְׂכִּ֑ילhiskilverb · causative (hiphil), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he made clear

And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. For seven days they ate their assigned portion, sacrificing fellowship offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers.

2 Chronicles 30:22

• הַמַּשְׂכִּילִ֥יםhamaskilimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · causative (hiphil), participle · masculine pluraltagged: who were understanding

On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law.

Nehemiah 8:13

• וּלְהַשְׂכִּ֖ילulehaskilconjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: and to gain insight

You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst.

Nehemiah 9:20

• לְהַשְׂכִּילָ֑םlehaskilampreposition + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: to instruct them

“Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him?

Job 22:2

• מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃maskilverb · causative (hiphil), participle · masculine singulartagged: a wise

because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways.

Job 34:27

• הִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃hiskiluverb · causative (hiphil), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they considered

‘Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight.’

Job 34:35

• בְהַשְׂכֵּֽיל׃vehaskeilpreposition + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive absolutetagged: with insight

Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O judges of the earth.

Psalms 2:10

• הַשְׂכִּ֑ילוּhaskiluverb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: act prudently

The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.

Psalms 14:2

• מַשְׂכִּ֑ילmaskilverb · causative (hiphil), participle · masculine singulartagged: acts prudently

I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.

Psalms 32:8

• אַשְׂכִּֽילְךָ֨׀ʾaskilekhaverb · causative (hiphil), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singular + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: I will instruct you

The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.

Psalms 36:3

• לְהַשְׂכִּ֣ילlehaskilpreposition + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to act prudently

Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.

Psalms 41:1

• מַשְׂכִּ֣ילmaskilverb · causative (hiphil), participle · masculine singulartagged: considers

God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.

Psalms 53:2

• מַשְׂכִּ֑ילmaskilverb · causative (hiphil), participle · masculine singulartagged: acts prudently

Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.

Psalms 64:9

• הִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃hiskiluverb · causative (hiphil), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they will consider

Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?

Psalms 94:8

• תַּשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃taskiluverb · causative (hiphil), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: will you have insight

I will ponder the way that is blameless— when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.

Psalms 101:2

• אַשְׂכִּ֤ילָה׀ʾaskilahverb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singulartagged: I will give attention

Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness; but they rebelled by the sea, there at the Red Sea.

Psalms 106:7

• הִשְׂכִּ֬ילוּhiskiluverb · causative (hiphil), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they considered

I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation.

Psalms 119:99

• הִשְׂכַּ֑לְתִּיhiskaltiverb · causative (hiphil), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I have insight

and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity.

Proverbs 1:3

• הַשְׂכֵּ֑לhaskelverb · causative (hiphil), infinitive absolutetagged: insight

He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

Proverbs 10:5

• מַשְׂכִּ֑ילmaskilverb · causative (hiphil), participle · masculine singulartagged: acts prudently

When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

Proverbs 10:19

• מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃maskilverb · causative (hiphil), participle · masculine singulartagged: acting prudently

A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.

Proverbs 14:35

• מַשְׂכִּ֑ילmaskilverb · causative (hiphil), participle · masculine singulartagged: acts prudently

The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.

Proverbs 15:24

• לְמַשְׂכִּ֑ילlemaskilpreposition + verb · causative (hiphil), participle · masculine singulartagged: for acts prudently

Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.

Proverbs 16:20

• מַשְׂכִּ֣ילmaskilverb · causative (hiphil), participle · masculine singulartagged: gives attention

The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.

Proverbs 16:23

• יַשְׂכִּ֣ילyaskilverb · causative (hiphil), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it gives insight to

A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.

Proverbs 17:2

• מַשְׂכִּ֗ילmaskilverb · causative (hiphil), participle · masculine singulartagged: acts prudently

A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.

Proverbs 17:8

• יַשְׂכִּֽיל׃yaskilverb · causative (hiphil), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he prospers

Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Proverbs 19:14

• מַשְׂכָּֽלֶת׃maskaletverb · causative (hiphil), participle · feminine singulartagged: prudent

When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.

Proverbs 21:11

• וּבְהַשְׂכִּ֥ילuvehaskilconjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: and when instruct

The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.

Proverbs 21:12

• מַשְׂכִּ֣ילmaskilverb · causative (hiphil), participle · masculine singulartagged: giving attention

The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.

Proverbs 21:16

• הַשְׂכֵּ֑לhaskelverb · causative (hiphil), infinitive absolutetagged: insight

so that all may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the LORD has done this and the Holy One of Israel has created it.”

Isaiah 41:20

• וְיַשְׂכִּ֙ילוּ֙veyaskiluHC/Vhu3mptagged: so they may have insight

They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.

Isaiah 44:18

• מֵהַשְׂכִּ֖ילmehaskilpreposition + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: from having insight

Behold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.

Isaiah 52:13

• יַשְׂכִּ֖ילyaskilverb · causative (hiphil), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will prosper

Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.”

Jeremiah 3:15

• וְהַשְׂכֵּֽיל׃vehaskeilconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive absolutetagged: and insight

But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 9:24

• הַשְׂכֵּל֮haskelverb · causative (hiphil), infinitive absolutetagged: he has insight

For the shepherds have become senseless; they do not seek the LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered.

Jeremiah 10:21

• הִשְׂכִּ֔ילוּhiskiluverb · causative (hiphil), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they have prospered

But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.

Jeremiah 20:11

• הִשְׂכִּ֔ילוּhiskiluverb · causative (hiphil), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they will succeed

Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.

Jeremiah 23:5

• וְהִשְׂכִּ֔ילvehiskilHc/Vhq3mstagged: and he will act prudently

For behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north. They will line up against her; from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed.

Jeremiah 50:9

• מַשְׁכִּ֔ילmashkilverb · causative (hiphil), participle · masculine singulartagged: skillful

young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.

Daniel 1:4

• וּמַשְׂכִּילִ֣יםumaskilimconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), participle · masculine pluraltagged: and having insight

To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.

Daniel 1:17

• וְהַשְׂכֵּ֖לvehaskelconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive absolutetagged: and insight

Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our iniquities and giving attention to Your truth.

Daniel 9:13

• וּלְהַשְׂכִּ֖ילulehaskilconjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: and by giving attention

He instructed me and spoke with me, saying: “O Daniel, I have come now to give you insight and understanding.

Daniel 9:22

• לְהַשְׂכִּילְךָ֥lehaskilekhapreposition + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: to give insight you

Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem, until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress.

Daniel 9:25

• וְתַשְׂכֵּ֜לvetaskelconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: and you will understand

Those with insight will instruct many, though for a time they will fall by sword or flame, or be captured or plundered.

Daniel 11:33

• וּמַשְׂכִּ֣ילֵיumaskileiconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and have insight of

Some of the wise will fall, so that they may be refined, purified, and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.

Daniel 11:35

• הַמַּשְׂכִּילִ֣יםhamaskilimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · causative (hiphil), participle · masculine pluraltagged: those have insight

Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.

Daniel 12:3

• וְהַ֨מַּשְׂכִּלִ֔יםvehamaskilimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · causative (hiphil), participle · masculine pluraltagged: and those have insight

Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.

Daniel 12:10

• וְהַמַּשְׂכִּלִ֖יםvehamaskilimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · causative (hiphil), participle · masculine pluraltagged: and those have insight

Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.

Amos 5:13

• הַמַּשְׂכִּ֛ילhamaskilthe definite article (“the”) + verb · causative (hiphil), participle · masculine singulartagged: the prudent