What does סָכַן mean in the Bible?
סָכַן is a Hebrew word meaning "to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, to cherish , be customary".
Hebrew · H5532
סָכַן
To be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, to cherish , be customary
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סָכַןH5532
What does סָכַן mean in the Bible?
סָכַן is a Hebrew word meaning "to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, to cherish , be customary".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5532?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (2), be of use (1), before (1), benefit (1), care (1).
Where does סָכַן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 22:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (6), 1 Kings (2), Numbers (2), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It. . .2×Numbers 22:30, Job 15:3
be of use1×Job 22:2
before1×Numbers 22:30
benefit1×Job 22:2
care1×1 Kings 1:2
cared1×1 Kings 1:4
does it profit1×Job 35:3
It profits1×Job 34:9
Reconcile1×Job 22:21
steward1×Isaiah 22:15
You are aware1×Psalms 139:3
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 22:30הַֽהַסְכֵּ֣ןtobeforeVerb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteNumbers 22:30הִסְכַּ֔נְתִּיto. . .Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular1 Kings 1:2סֹכֶ֑נֶתtocareVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular1 Kings 1:4סֹכֶ֙נֶת֙tocaredVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularJob 15:3יִסְכּ֑וֹןto. . .Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularJob 22:2יִסְכָּן־tobe of useVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularJob 22:2יִסְכֹּ֖ןtobenefitVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularJob 22:21הַסְכֶּן־toReconcileVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularJob 34:9יִסְכָּן־toIt profitsVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularJob 35:3יִּסְכָּן־todoes it profitVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowNumbers 22:30
Aligned rows12
Books represented5
Numbers21 Kings2Job6Psalms1Isaiah1
Source forms
יִסְכָּן־2xyis·kān-Job 22:2, Job 34:9
הַֽהַסְכֵּ֣ן1xha·has·kênNumbers 22:30
הַסֹּכֵ֣ן1xhas·sō·ḵênIsaiah 22:15
הַסְכֶּן־1xhas·ken-Job 22:21
הִסְכַּֽנְתָּה׃1xhis·kan·tāhPsalms 139:3
הִסְכַּ֔נְתִּי1xhis·kan·tîNumbers 22:30
יִסְכּ֑וֹן1xyis·kō·wnJob 15:3
יִסְכֹּ֖ן1xyis·kōnJob 22:2
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular5xJob 15:3, Job 22:2, Job 34:9, Job 35:3
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular2x1 Kings 1:2, 1 Kings 1:4
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular1xIsaiah 22:15
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular1xJob 22:21
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute1xNumbers 22:30
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular1xNumbers 22:30
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular1xPsalms 139:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, to cherish , be customary
Source Gloss
to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, to cherish , be customary
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, to cherish, be customary BDB: be of use Usage: acquaint (self), be advantage, × ever, (be, (un-)) profit(-able), treasurer, be wont.
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 groups2Aligned forms10
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense7×
ImperfectJob 15:3 · Job 22:2 · Job 34:9 · Job 35:35×
Participle active1Kgs 1:2 · 1Kgs 1:42×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action3×
PerfectNum 22:30 · Ps 139:32×
Sequential imperfectJob 22:211×
Word Origins
סָכַן is a primitive root - no further derivation.