What does לֹא · שָׁכַח mean in the Bible?
לֹא · שָׁכַח is a Hebrew phrase meaning "not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles".
Hebrew · H3808, H7911
לֹא תִּשְׁכָּח
Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles · to mislay , i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
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לֹא H3808 not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
שָׁכַח H7911 to mislay , i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
Pronunciation šāḵaḥ
Forgetting as moral negligence, not mere memory loss—inattention to covenant and relationship with God.
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What does לֹא תִּשְׁכָּח (lo tishkach) mean in the Bible?
לֹא · שָׁכַח is a Hebrew phrase meaning "not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3808, H7911?
H3808, H7911 is connected to 5,293 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
Strong's H3808, H7911
Lexical occurrences 5,293 verses Source Gloss
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain