What does שָׁכַח · אֱלוֹהַּ mean in the Bible?
שָׁכַח · אֱלוֹהַּ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "those forgetting God".
Hebrew · H7911, H433
שֹׁכְחֵי אֱלוֹהַּ
To mislay , i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention · a deity or the Deity
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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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אֱלוֹהַּ H433 a deity or the Deity
Pronunciation ʾĕlwōha
Singular form of God emphasizing divine majesty or power, often used in poetic or formal contexts rather than narrative prose
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What does שֹׁכְחֵי אֱלוֹהַּ (shokhechei Eloah) mean in the Bible?
שָׁכַח · אֱלוֹהַּ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "those forgetting God".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7911, H433?
H7911, H433 is connected to 162 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. those forgetting God
Source Gloss
those forgetting God
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
שֹׁכְחֵי אֱלוֹהַּ 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