שֵׂכֶל
śēkel
prudence
Strong's H7922NounHebrewTWOT 2263a

שֵׂכֶל (śēkel) is a Hebrew noun meaning prudence. It appears 16 times in 9 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7922).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2263a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2263a)prudence, insight; intelligence, success; discretion, knowledge, policy, sense, understanding, wisdom, wise
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שֵׂ֫כֶל noun, masculine: prudence, insight

Strong's H7922 שֶׂכֶל: intelligence; by implication, success
KJV:discretion, knowledge, policy, prudence, sense, understanding, wisdom, wise.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2263: שָׂכַל śākal — be prudent; circumspect; look at, give attention to, consider, ponder, have insight, comprehension, cause to consider, give insight, teach, act circumspectly, prudently, prosper, have success, cause to prosper; be, make, act…

See it in Scripture

1 Samuel 25:31 Chronicles 22:122 Chronicles 30:22

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