I. שָׂכַל verb be prudent (Gerber47 denominative from שֶׂכֶל, but verb early; Late Hebrew סָכַל, Hithpa`el shew oneself attentive (to), look; Aramaic סְכַל (rare) understand, Ithpa`al look (at), consider, Aph`el instruct; שְׂכַל only Aph`el (for Hebrew הִשְׂכִּיל), understand, make wise; Pa`el teach, Ethpa`al understand, etc.; Samaritan Ithpa`al look (for Hebrew הִבִּיט); Assyrian šiklu, clever, šklûtu, cleverness, MeissnSuppl.93); —
Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular
׳שׂ 1 Sam 18,30 be prudent, circumspect (
SS HPS);
Kit Buhl Gerber and others
prosper. Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular
הִשְׂכִּיל Jer 23,5;
1 Kron 28,19 1 singular
הִשְׂכַּלְתִּי Sl 119,99 3 masculine plural
הִשְׂכִּילוּ Job 34,27 +;
Imperfect יַשְׂכִּיל 1 Sam 18,5 +; 2 masculine singular jussive
תַּשְׂכַּל Dan 9,25, etc.;
Imperative masculine plural
הַשְׂכִּילוּ Sl 2,10 Infinitive absolute הַשְׂכֵּל Jer 9,23 +;
הַשְׂכֵּיל (
Ges § 53 k)
Jer 3,15;
Job 34,35 construct הַשְׂכִּיל 1 Mos 3,6 +, etc.;
Participle מַשְׂכִּיל 1 Sam 18,14 +, feminine
מַשְׂכָּ֑לֶת Ord 19,14 plural
מַשְׂכִּילִים Dan 11,35 +, etc.; meanings hard to classify: scholars differ greatly; —
1. look at: נְחְמָד הָעֵץ לְהַשְׂכִּיל 1 Mos 3,6 (
J)
was desirable to look upon (so
ᵐ5 Ges De;
AV,
RV to make one wise;
Ew Di Buhl SS Dr and others below
3).
2. give attention to, consider, ponder: Es 41,20;
Es 44,18;
5 Mos 32,29;
Sl 64,10;
Sl 106,7;
Job 34,27 with
לְ Ord 21,12 with
אֶל Sl 41,2;
Neh 8,13 with
עַל Ord 16,20 with
ב Sl 101,2;
Dan 9,13.
3. have insight, comprehension: Jer 9,23 (||
׳יָדַע י),
Sl 94,8 (||
בִּין),
Sl 119,99,
Dan 1,4;
Dan 9,25 (||
יָדַע);
הַשְׂכֵּ(י)ל assubstantive =
insight, understanding: as
׳י's gift to ruler and teacher, ||
דֵּעָה Jer 3,15 ||
דַּ֫עַת Job 34,35 ||
מַדָּע Dan 1,17 מוּסַר ׳הַשׂ Ord 1,3 ׳דֶּרֶךְ הַשׂ Ord 21,16.
4. cause to consider, give insight, teach: ׳י subject, accusative of thing,
1 Kron 28,19, accusative of person
Sl 32,8;
Neh 9,20 Gabriel subject, 2 accusative
Dan 9,22 לֵב חָכָם subject, accusative of thing
Ord 16,23 with
לְ,
Ord 21,11 ׳הַמַּשְׂכִּילִים שֵׂכֶל טוֺב לי 2 Kron 30,22 (but
Be Ke Benz etc.
who shewed good
skill, that is, in music, v
2 Kron 30,21b);
(הַ)מַוְכִּילִים Dan 11,33;
Dan 11,35;
Dan 12,3;
Dan 12,10 the teachers (so
Ew Hi Bev;
Thes Ke Behrm and others
the wise).
5. act circumspectly, prudently: absolute
Amos 5,13;
Sl 2,10;
Sl 36,4 מַשְׂכִּיל as substantive
Sl 14,2 =
Sl 53,3,
Ord 10,5;
Ord 10,19;
Ord 14,35;
Ord 15,24;
Ord 17,2;
Job 22,2 אִשָּׁה מַשְׂכָּ֑לֶת Ord 19,14. —
Jer 50,9 has
גִּבּוֺר מַשְׁכִּיל according to Masora (
van d. H. Baer Gi), compare
ᵑ9, i.e. a child-slaying warrior; but
׳שׁ Hiph`il elsewhere only Hos 9,14, of miscarriage;
ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Ew and most modern (
Gf Gie Rothst) read
מַשְׂכִּיל, either
skilful or
fortunate. 6. prosper, have success (compare
Dr 1 Sam 18,5): absolute
1 Sam 18,15;
Es 52,13;
Jer 10,21;
Jer 20,11;
Jer 23,5;
Jos 1,8 (
D); with
ב, v
Jos 1,7 (
D)
1 Sam 18,5;
1 Sam 18,14 (read
בְּכָלֿ for
לְכָלֿ Vrss Th HPS and others), compare
2 Kong 18,7 with
אֶל,
Ord 17,8.