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Lexicon :: Strong's H7911 - šāḵaḥ

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שָׁכַח
Transliteration
šāḵaḥ
Pronunciation
shaw-kakh'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2383

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁכַח shâkach, shaw-kakh'; or שָׁכֵחַ shâkêach; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention:—× at all, (cause to) forget.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 102x

The KJV translates Strong's H7911 in the following manner: forget (61x), forgotten (40x), at all (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 102x
The KJV translates Strong's H7911 in the following manner: forget (61x), forgotten (40x), at all (1x).
  1. to forget, ignore, wither

    1. (Qal)

      1. to forget

      2. to cease to care

    2. (Niphal) to be forgotten

    3. (Piel) to cause to forget

    4. (Hiphil) to make or cause to forget

    5. (Hithpael) to be forgotten

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁכַח shâkach, shaw-kakh'; or שָׁכֵחַ shâkêach; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention:—× at all, (cause to) forget.
STRONGS H7911: Abbreviations
שָׁכַח 102 verb forget (Late Hebrew id.; Ecclus 45:26c and (Pi.) Ecclesiasticus 11:25 (twice in verse); Aramaic שְׁכַךְ bdb101302 is find); —
Qal86 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שׁ׳ Psalm 9:13 +, suffix שְׁכֵחָ֑נִי Isaiah 49:14; 2nd person feminine singular שָׁכַחְתְּ Jeremiah 13:25; 1st person plural suffix שְׁכַחֲנוּךָ Psalm 44:18, etc.; Imperfect יִשְׁכַּח Deuteronomy 4:31 +, etc.; Imperative feminine singular שִׁכְּחִי Psalm 45:11; Infinitive absolute שָׁכֹךְַ; Participle plural construct שֹׁכְחֵי Job 8:13; Psalm 50:22; — forget:
1. subject man,
a. accusative of thing Genesis 27:45 (E), Deuteronomy 4:9; Deuteronomy 9:7 (opposed to זָכַר) +, = forget and leave, ב of location, Deuteronomy 24:19; with object clause with כִּי Job 39:15; with מִן infinitive Psalm 102:5.
b. with accusative of person, involving forgetting to mention, Genesis 40:23 (E; opposed to זכר), ceasing to care for Jeremiah 30:14 (figurative), Isaiah 49:15 (twice in verse) (accusative omitted), Isaiah 49:15; Job 19:14; Psalm 45:11; with accusative Jerusalem Psalm 137:5a; יִשְׁכָּחֵהוּ רֶחֶם Job 24:20; absolute Psalm 137:5b ׃תִּשְׁכַּח יְמִינִי AE Ki supply הַמַּעֲשֶׂה or הַנִּגּוּן (whence AV her cunning), but forced: Greek Version of the LXX תִּשָּׁכַח; read probably (Gr Bu and others) תִּכְחַשׁ let it grow lean (Psalm 109:24, compare Zechariah 11:17), or (Che) תְּכַחַשׁ let it disappoint (me), fail (Habakkuk 3:17).
c. especially with accusative י׳ (God), Hosea 2:15; Hosea 8:14; Hosea 13:6; Judges 3:7; 1 Samuel 12:9; Isaiah 17:10; Deuteronomy 8:19 (שָׁכֹחַ תִּשׁ׳) + 16 times (5 times Deuteronomy, + 4 times Jeremiah), + Psalm 59:12 (accusative omitted); also accusative of divine name Jeremiah 23:27 (בַּבַּעַל), Psalm 44:21; commands of י׳ Hosea 4:6; Deuteronomy 26:13 (accusative omitted) Psalm 119:16 + 7 times Psalm 119, his doings and ways, Psalm 119:139; Psalm 78:7; Psalm 78:11; Psalm 103:2; Psalm 106:13, his covenant Deuteronomy 4:23, 31; 2 Kings 17:38; Proverbs 2:17; law of wisdom Proverbs 3:1, that is accusative בִּינָה Proverbs 4:6.
2. subject י׳ (God):
a. accusative of person Hosea 4:6; 1 Samuel 1:11 (opposed to זָכַר), Lamentations 5:20; Isaiah 49:14 (|| עָזַב), Psalm 10:12; Psalm 13:2; Psalm 42:10.
b. accusative of sins Amos 8:7; Psalm 10:11 (accusative omitted), cry Psalm 9:13 (opposed to זָכַר), compare, of distress, Psalm 44:25.
c. voice of foes Psalm 74:23.
d. followed by infinitive Psalm 77:10.
Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִשְׁכַּח Ecclesiastes 9:5, etc.; Imperfect יִשָּׁכַח Psalm 9:19, 3rd person feminine singular תִּשָּׁכֵחַ Jeremiah 20:11, etc.; Participle feminine singular נִשְׁכָּחָה Isaiah 23:16, נִשְׁכַּחַת Isaiah 23:15, plural נִשְׁכָּ חִים Job 28:4; — be forgotten: subject of thing Genesis 41:30 (E), Deuteronomy 31:21; Jeremiah 20:11; Jeremiah 23:40; Jeremiah 50:5; Isaiah 65:11; subject person Psalm 9:19; Psalm 31:13; Ecclesiastes 2:16, Tyre Isaiah 23:15, 16 (under figure of harlot), subject זִכְרָם Ecclesiastes 9:5; מִנִּי רָ֑גֶל הַנִּשׁ׳ Job 28:4.
Pi. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular וגו׳ שִׁכַּח י׳ Lamentations 2:6 י׳ hath caused to forget (be forgotten) in Zion assembly and sabbath.
Hiph. Infinitive לְהַשְׁכִּיחַ Jeremiah 23:27 to make my people forget my name (2 accusative).
Hithp. Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural יִשְׁתַּכְּחוּ Ecclesiastes 8:10 they were forgotten in the city.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

27:45; 40:23; 41:30

Deuteronomy

4:9; 4:23; 4:31; 4:31; 8:19; 9:7; 24:19; 26:13; 31:21

Judges

3:7

1 Samuel

1:11; 12:9

2 Kings

17:38

Job

8:13; 19:14; 24:20; 28:4; 28:4; 39:15

Psalms

9:13; 9:13; 9:19; 9:19; 10:11; 10:12; 13:2; 31:13; 42:10; 44:18; 44:21; 44:25; 45:11; 45:11; 50:22; 59:12; 74:23; 77:10; 78:7; 78:11; 102:5; 103:2; 106:13; 109:24; 119; 119:16; 119:139; 137:5; 137:5

Proverbs

2:17; 3:1; 4:6

Ecclesiastes

2:16; 8:10; 9:5; 9:5

Isaiah

17:10; 23:15; 23:15; 23:16; 23:16; 49:14; 49:14; 49:15; 49:15; 65:11

Jeremiah

13:25; 20:11; 20:11; 23:27; 23:27; 23:40; 30:14; 50:5

Lamentations

2:6; 5:20

Hosea

2:15; 4:6; 4:6; 8:14; 13:6

Amos

8:7

Habakkuk

3:17

Zechariah

11:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7911 matches the Hebrew שָׁכַח (šāḵaḥ),
which occurs 102 times in 95 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 2 (Psa 119:61–Amo 8:7)

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:61 -

The cords of the wicked have encircled me,

But I have not forgotten H7911 Your law.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:83 -

For I am like a wineskin in the smoke,

But I do not forget H7911 Your statutes.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:93 -

I will never forget H7911 Your precepts,

For by them You have [fn]revived me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:109 -

My soul is continually [fn]in my hand,

Yet I do not forget H7911 Your law.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:139 -

My zeal has [fn]consumed me,

Because my adversaries have forgotten H7911 Your words.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:141 -

I am small and despised,

Yet I do not forget H7911 Your precepts.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:153 -

Resh

See my affliction and rescue me,

For I do not forget H7911 Your law.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:176 -

I have wandered off like a lost sheep; search for Your slave,

For I have not forgotten H7911 Your commandments.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:5 -

If I forget H7911 you, O Jerusalem,

May my right hand [fn]forget H7911 her skill.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:17 -

Who forsakes the close companion of her youth

And forgets H7911 the covenant of her God;

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:1 -

My son, do not forget H7911 my [fn]law,

But let your heart guard my commandments;

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:5 -

Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding!

Do not forget H7911 and do not turn away from the sayings of my mouth.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:5 -

Lest he drink and forget H7911 what is decreed,

And pervert the justice of all the [fn]afflicted.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:7 -

Let him drink and forget H7911 his poverty

And he will not remember his trouble any longer.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:16 - For there is no remembrance of the wise man along with the fool forever, inasmuch as in the coming days all will be forgotten H7911. And how the wise man dies with the fool!
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:10 -

So then, I have seen the wicked buried, those who used to go in and out from the holy place, and they are soon forgotten H7911 in the city where they did thus. This too is vanity.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:5 - For the living know they will die; but the dead do not know anything, nor have they any longer a reward, for the memory of them is forgotten H7911.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:10 -

For you have forgotten H7911 the God of your salvation

And have not remembered the rock of your strong defense.

Therefore you plant delightful plants

And set them with vine branches of a strange god.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:15 -

Now it will be in that day, that Tyre will be forgotten H7911 for seventy years like the days of one king. At the end of seventy years it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the harlot:

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:16 -

Take your harp, walk about the city,

O forgotten H7911 harlot;

Pluck the strings skillfully, sing many songs,

That you may be remembered.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:14 -

But Zion said, “Yahweh has forsaken me,

And the Lord has forgotten H7911 me.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:15 -

“Can a woman forget H7911 her infant

And have no compassion on the son of her womb?

Even these may forget H7911, but I will not forget H7911 you.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:13 -

That you have forgotten H7911 Yahweh your Maker,

Who stretched out the heavens

And laid the foundations of the earth,

That you tremble in dread continually all day long because of the wrath of the one who brings distress,

As he makes ready to bring ruin?

But where is the wrath of the one who brings distress?

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:4 -

“Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame;

And do not feel dishonored, for you will not be humiliated;

But you will forget H7911 the shame of your virginity,

And the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:16 -

Because he who [fn]is blessed in the earth

Will [fn]be blessed by the God of truth,

And he who swears in the earth

Will swear by the God of truth;

Because the former distresses are forgotten H7911,

And because they are hidden from My sight!

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:32 -

“Can a virgin forget H7911 her ornaments,

Or a bride her attire?

Yet My people have forgotten H7911 Me

Days without number.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:21 -

A voice is heard on the bare heights,

The weeping and the supplications of the sons of Israel;

Because they have perverted their way,

They have forgotten H7911 Yahweh their God.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:25 -

“This is your lot, the portion measured to you

From Me,” declares Yahweh,

“Because you have forgotten H7911 Me

And trusted in lies.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:15 -

‘For My people have forgotten H7911 Me;

They burn incense [fn]to worthless gods,

And they [fn]have stumbled [fn]from their ways,

[fn]From the ancient paths,

To walk in bypaths,

Not on a highway,

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:11 -

But Yahweh is with me like a ruthless mighty one;

Therefore my persecutors will stumble and not prevail.

They will be utterly ashamed, because they have not prospered,

With an everlasting dishonor that will not be forgotten H7911.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:27 - who intend to make My people forget H7911 My name by their dreams which they recount to one another, just as their fathers forgot H7911 My name because of Baal?
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:40 - “I will put an everlasting reproach on you and an everlasting humiliation which will not be forgotten H7911.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:14 -

‘All your lovers have forgotten H7911 you;

They do not seek you;

For I have [fn]wounded you with the wound of an enemy,

With the punishment of a cruel one,

Because your iniquity is numerous

And your sins are mighty.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:9 - “Have you forgotten H7911 the evil of your fathers, the evil of the kings of Judah, and the evil of their wives, your own evil, and the evil of your wives, which they did in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:5 - “They will ask for the way to Zionturning their faces [fn]in its direction and saying, ‘[fn]Come!’—in order that they may join themselves to Yahweh in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten H7911.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:6 -

“My people have become lost sheep;

Their shepherds have led them astray.

They have made them turn away on the mountains;

They have gone along from mountain to hill

And have forgotten H7911 their resting place.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:6 -

Vav

And He has violently treated His [fn]tabernacle like a garden booth;

He has brought His appointed [fn]meeting place to ruin.

Yahweh has caused to be forgotten H7911

The appointed time and sabbath in Zion,

And He has spurned king and priest

In the indignation of His anger.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:20 -

Why do You forget H7911 us forever?

Why do You forsake us [fn]so long?

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:12 - “In you they have taken bribes for the purpose of shedding blood; you have taken interest and profits, and you have injured your neighbors for gain by oppression, and you have forgotten H7911 Me,” declares Lord Yahweh.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:35 - “Therefore, thus says Lord Yahweh, ‘Because you have forgotten H7911 Me and cast Me behind your back, bear now the punishment of your lewdness and your harlotries.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:13 -

“So I will visit the days of the Baals upon her

When she used to [fn]offer offerings in smoke to them

And adorn herself with her [fn]earrings and jewelry

And go after her lovers, so that she forgot H7911 Me,” declares Yahweh.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:6 -

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.

Because you have rejected knowledge,

I also will reject you from ministering as My priest.

Since you have forgotten H7911 the law of your God,

I Myself also will forget H7911 your children.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:14 -

So Israel has forgotten H7911 his Maker and built palaces;

And Judah has multiplied fortified cities,

But I will send a fire on its cities that it may consume its palatial dwellings.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:6 -

As they had their pasture, then they became satisfied,

Indeed, they were satisfied, and their heart became raised up;

Therefore they forgot H7911 Me.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:7 -

Yahweh has sworn by the lofty pride of Jacob,

“Indeed, I will never forget H7911 any of their works.


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