Shâkach — H7911

H7911 · Hebrew — שכח

Pronunciation: shaw-kakh'

Other spellings: shâkêach שָׁכֵחַ

Definition

verb

to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention

  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

Usually translated as

forget, at all

Origin

or shâkêach; a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Shâkach occurs 101 times in 94 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (3), Deuteronomy (13), Judges (1), 1 Samuel (2), 2 Kings (1), Job (7), Psalms (31), Proverbs (5), Ecclesiastes (3), Isaiah (8), Jeremiah (11), Lamentations (2), Ezekiel (2), Hosea (4), Amos (1)

Strong's Lexicon — S