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H5532סָכַןsa.khan

be usefulPart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. Genesis: 0
  2. Exodus: 0
  3. Leviticus: 0
  4. 2
  5. Deuteronomy: 0
  6. Joshua: 0
  7. Judges: 0
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 1 Samuel: 0
  10. 2 Samuel: 0
  11. 2
  12. 2 Kings: 0
  13. 1 Chronicles: 0
  14. 2 Chronicles: 0
  15. Ezra: 0
  16. Nehemiah: 0
  17. Esther: 0
  18. 6
  19. 1
  20. Proverbs: 0
  21. Ecclesiastes: 0
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. 1
  24. Jeremiah: 0
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. Ezekiel: 0
  27. Daniel: 0
  28. Hosea: 0
  29. Joel: 0
  30. Amos: 0
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. Micah: 0
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. Zechariah: 0
  39. Malachi: 0

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12 occurrences in 10 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Numbers 22:30

    And the ass said unto Balaam: 'Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden all thy life long unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee?' And he said: 'Nay.'

    הַֽהַסְכֵּ֣ן (הַסְכֵּ֣ן) has.Ken “really <to have [the] habit>”הִסְכַּ֔נְתִּי his.Kan.ti “have I had [the] habit”

  2. 1 Kings 1:2

    Wherefore his servants said unto him: 'Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin; and let her stand before the king, and be a companion unto him; and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.'

    סֹכֶ֑נֶת so.Khe.net “a nurse”

  3. 1 Kings 1:4

    And the damsel was very fair; and she became a companion unto the king, and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.

    סֹכֶ֙נֶת֙ so.Khe.net “a nurse”

  4. Job 15:3

    Should he reason with unprofitable talk, or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

    יִסְכּ֑וֹן yis.Kon “it is of use”

  5. Job 22:2

    Can a man be profitable unto God? Or can he that is wise be profitable unto Him?

    יִסְכָּן־ yis.kon- “will he be of use”יִסְכֹּ֖ן yis.Kon “will he be of use?”

  6. Job 22:21

    Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace; thereby shall thine increase be good.

    הַסְכֶּן־ has.ken- “be reconciled”

  7. Job 34:9

    For he hath said: 'It profiteth a man nothing that he should be in accord with God.'

    יִסְכָּן־ yis.kon- “it profits”

  8. Job 35:3

    That thou inquirest: 'What advantage will it be unto Thee?' And: 'What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?'

    יִּסְכָּן־ yis.kon- “will it be of use”

  9. Psalms 139:3

    Thou measurest my going about and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

    הִסְכַּֽנְתָּה׃ his.Kan.tah “you know intimately”

  10. Isaiah 22:15

    Thus saith the Lord, the GOD of hosts: Go, get thee unto this steward, even unto Shebna, who is over the house:

    הַסֹּכֵ֣ן (סֹּכֵ֣ן) so.Khen “steward”