What does שָׁכַח · ἐπιλανθάνομαι mean in the Bible?
שָׁכַח · ἐπιλανθάνομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to forget, neglect, ignore".
Hebrew · H7911, G1950
Shakach
To mislay , i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention · to lose out of mind; by implication, to neglect
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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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ἐπιλανθάνομαι G1950 to lose out of mind; by implication, to neglect
Pronunciation epilanthánomai
Forgetting that involves culpable neglect, not mere mental lapse; implies responsible oversight.
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What does shakach (shakach) mean in the Bible?
שָׁכַח · ἐπιλανθάνομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to forget, neglect, ignore".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7911, G1950?
H7911, G1950 is connected to 102 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to forget, neglect, ignore
Source Gloss
to forget, neglect, ignore
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 65
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 54×
Perfect Deut 26:13 · Ps 102:5 · Ps 119:61 · Ps 119:83 · Ps 119:109 · Ps 119:141 · Ps 119:153 · Ps 119:176 · Jer 3:21 · Jer 23:27 · Jer 50:6 · Ps 106:13 · Ps 106:21 · Ps 119:139 · Ezek 22:12 · Ezek 23:35 23×
Imperfect 1Sam 1:11 · Deut 4:9 · Deut 6:12 · Deut 8:11 · Deut 8:19 · Deut 25:19 · Job 11:16 · Ps 44:25 · Amos 8:7 · Hos 4:6 · Ps 119:16 · Ps 119:93 · 2Kgs 17:38 · Deut 4:23 · Ps 59:12 · Ps 78:7 20×
Jussive Deut 9:7 · Prov 3:1 · Prov 4:5 · Ps 10:12 · Ps 74:19 · Ps 74:23 · Ps 103:2 7×
Participle active Job 8:13 · Ps 50:22 2×
Infinitive absolute Deut 8:19 1×
Cohortative Job 9:27 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 10×
Imperfect Deut 31:21 · Jer 20:11 · Jer 23:40 · Jer 50:5 · Ps 9:19 5×
Perfect Eccl 2:16 · Eccl 9:5 · Isa 65:16 · Ps 31:13 4×
Participle active Isa 23:16 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×
Perfect Lam 2:6 1×
Word Origins
shakach is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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