King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H7922
Transliteration: sekel
Phonetic Spelling: (seh'-kel)
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: prudence, insight
Meaning: intelligence, success
Word Summary
sekel: prudence, insight
Original Word: שֶׂכֶלTransliteration: sekel
Phonetic Spelling: (seh'-kel)
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: prudence, insight
Meaning: intelligence, success
Strong's Concordance
discretion, knowledge, policy, prudence, sense, understanding, wisdom, wiseOr sekel {say'-kel}; from sakal; intelligence; by implication, success -- discretion, knowledge, policy, prudence, sense, understanding, wisdom, wise.
see HEBREW sakal
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H7922. sekel
שֶׂ֫כֶל שֵׂ֫כֶל, noun masculine prudence, insight; — ׳שֵׂ֫ absolute Psalm 111:10 +, construct Proverbs 19:11 +; ׳שֶׂ absolute 1 Samuel 25:3 +; שָׂ֑כֶל Job 17:4; suffix שִׂכְלוֺ Proverbs 12:8; Daniel 8:25; —
1 prudence, good sense: שׂ ׳טוֺבַת woman of good sense 1 Samuel 25:3.
2 insight, understanding: "" בִינָה 1 Chronicles 22:12; 2 Chronicles 2:11, compare Job 17:4; ׳שׂ טוֺב Proverbs 3:4; 13:15; Psalm 111:10; 2 Chronicles 30:22; שׂ ׳אִישׂ Ezra 8:18; בְּשׂ ׳יוֺעֵץ 1 Chronicles 26:14; שׂ חַיִּים ׳מְקוֺר בְּעָלָיו Proverbs 16:22; restrains from anger 19:11, wins praise 12:8, fool despises ׳שׂ מִלִּים 23:9; שׂ ׳שׂוֺם Nehemiah 8:8 ("" הֵבִין) set forth (the) understanding (i.e. the meaning).
3 bad sense, cunning, craft, Daniel 8:25.