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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
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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

H7911

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

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 27:45–Psa 119:16)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:45 - When your brother is no longer angry with you and forgets what you did to him, I’ll send word for you to come back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:23 - The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:30 - but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will ravage the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:9 - Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:23 - Be careful not to forget the covenant of the LORD your God that he made with you; do not make for yourselves an idol in the form of anything the LORD your God has forbidden.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:31 - For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your ancestors, which he confirmed to them by oath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:12 - be careful that you do not forget the LORD, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:11 - Be careful that you do not forget the LORD your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:14 - then your heart will become proud and you will forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:19 - If you ever forget the LORD your God and follow other gods and worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:7 - Remember this and never forget how you aroused the anger of the LORD your God in the wilderness. From the day you left Egypt until you arrived here, you have been rebellious against the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:19 - When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it. Leave it for the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:19 - When the LORD your God gives you rest from all the enemies around you in the land he is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you shall blot out the name of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:13 - Then say to the LORD your God: “I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow, according to all you commanded. I have not turned aside from your commands nor have I forgotten any of them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:21 - And when many disasters and calamities come on them, this song will testify against them, because it will not be forgotten by their descendants. I know what they are disposed to do, even before I bring them into the land I promised them on oath.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:18 - You deserted the Rock, who fathered you; you forgot the God who gave you birth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:7 - The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:11 - And she made a vow, saying, “LORD Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:9 - “But they forgot the LORD their God; so he sold them into the hand of Sisera, the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:38 - Do not forget the covenant I have made with you, and do not worship other gods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:13 - Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so perishes the hope of the godless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:27 - If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will change my expression, and smile,’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:16 - You will surely forget your trouble, recalling it only as waters gone by.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:14 - My relatives have gone away; my closest friends have forgotten me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:20 - The womb forgets them, the worm feasts on them; the wicked are no longer remembered but are broken like a tree.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:4 - Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft, in places untouched by human feet; far from other people they dangle and sway.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:15 - unmindful that a foot may crush them, that some wild animal may trample them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:12 - For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:18 - But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:11 - He says to himself, “God will never notice; he covers his face and never sees.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:12 - Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:1 - [fn]For the director of music. A psalm of David. How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:12 - I am forgotten as though I were dead; I have become like broken pottery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:9 - I say to God my Rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:17 - All this came upon us, though we had not forgotten you; we had not been false to your covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:20 - If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:24 - Why do you hide your face and forget our misery and oppression?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:10 - Listen, daughter, and pay careful attention: Forget your people and your father’s house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:22 - “Consider this, you who forget God, or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:11 - But do not kill them, Lord our shield,[fn] or my people will forget. In your might uproot them and bring them down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:19 - Do not hand over the life of your dove to wild beasts; do not forget the lives of your afflicted people forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:23 - Do not ignore the clamor of your adversaries, the uproar of your enemies, which rises continually.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:9 - Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has he in anger withheld his compassion?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:7 - Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:11 - They forgot what he had done, the wonders he had shown them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:4 - My heart is blighted and withered like grass; I forget to eat my food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:2 - Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:13 - But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his plan to unfold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:21 - They forgot the God who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:16 - I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.

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