The meaning of “שָׁכַח”
Understanding shâkach reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or שָׁכֵחַ shâkêach (shaw-kay'-akh); a primitive root [idiom] at all, (cause to) forget. - to mislay, i.e. to be oblivio...
שָׁכַח
or שָׁכֵחַ shâkêach (shaw-kay'-akh); a primitive root [idiom] at all, (cause to) forget. - to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention 1) to forget, ignore, wither 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to forget 1a2) to cease to care 1b) (Niphal) to be forgotten 1c) (Piel) to cause to forget 1d) (Hiphil) to make or cause to forget 1e) (Hithpael) to be forgotten
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 40:23 | “Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him. ” Word: שָׁכַח (shâkach) | |
| 1 Samuel 12:9 | “And when they forgat the Lord their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.” Word: שָׁכַח (shâkach) | |
| Psalms 78:7 | “That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:” Word: שָׁכַח (shâkach) | |
| Isaiah 49:15 | “Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.” Word: שָׁכַח (shâkach) | |
| Ezekiel 23:35 | “Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast forgotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.” Word: שָׁכַח (shâkach) |