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שְׂכַל sᵉkal — (Aramaic) corresponding to H7919

pronounced sek-al' · Strong's H7920 · 1 occurrence in the Aramaic Bible · 1 stem: Hithpa'al

Translated in the KJV as consider.

(Aramaic) corresponding to H7919.

sᵉkal in each stem

Hithpa'al

Intensive · reflexive — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject does it to or for themselves

Participle (active) 1

מִשְׂתַּכַּ֨ל Dan 7:8 Participle (active), masculine singular

I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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Morphology from OpenScriptures MorphHB (CC BY 4.0); definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); text from the Westminster Leningrad Codex.

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