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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 5530. סָכָל (sakal) -- To be prudent, to act wisely, to prosper, to have success</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/5530.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ecclesiastes/10-3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/5530.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 5530</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/5529.htm" title="5529">◄</a> 5530. sakal <a href="../hebrew/5531.htm" title="5531">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">sakal: To be prudent, to act wisely, to prosper, to have success</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">סָכָל</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>cakal<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>sah-kal'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(saw-kawl')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To be prudent, to act wisely, to prosper, to have success<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>silly<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G4678 (sophia):</b> Often translated as "wisdom," this Greek term shares a similar emphasis on practical and divine wisdom.<p> - <b>G5429 (phronimos):</b> Meaning "prudent" or "wise," this term reflects the practical application of wisdom.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "sakal" primarily conveys the idea of acting with insight and wisdom. It often implies a level of prudence and understanding that leads to success or prosperity. In the context of the Old Testament, "sakal" is frequently associated with the wisdom that comes from God, enabling individuals to make sound decisions and achieve favorable outcomes.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, wisdom was highly valued and considered a divine gift. The ability to act wisely and prudently was seen as a sign of God's favor and blessing. Wisdom literature, such as Proverbs, often emphasizes the importance of seeking understanding and knowledge. The concept of "sakal" fits within this broader cultural appreciation for wisdom, highlighting the practical benefits of living according to God's guidance.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/5528.htm">sakal</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a fool<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>fool (5), foolish (1), stupid (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">סָכָל</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>fool</b></font> (on formation compare Lag<sup>BN 48</sup>): — <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/5-21.htm">Jeremiah 5:21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/2-19.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:19</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/7-17.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/10-3.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:3</a> (twice in verse); <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/10-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:14</a>; plural adjective <font class="hebrew2">סְכָלִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/4-22.htm">Jeremiah 4:22</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>foolish, sottish <p>From <a href="/hebrew/5528.htm">cakal</a>; silly -- fool(-ish), sottish. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5528.htm">cakal</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְהַסָּכָ֖ל והסכל כְּשֶׁסָּכָ֥ל כשסכל סְכָלִים֙ סָכָ֑ל סָכָ֔ל סָכָ֖ל סָכָ֥ל סכל סכלים kə·šes·sā·ḵāl kəšessāḵāl keshessaChal sā·ḵāl saChal sāḵāl sə·ḵā·lîm sechaLim səḵālîm vehassaChal wə·has·sā·ḵāl wəhassāḵāl<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/2-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 2:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יִהְיֶה֙ א֣וֹ <b> סָכָ֔ל </b> וְיִשְׁלַט֙ בְּכָל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ecclesiastes/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> or <span class="itali">a fool?</span> Yet he will have control over<br><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> whether he shall be a wise <span class="itali">[man] or a fool?</span> yet shall he have rule<br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/2-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> become or <span class="itali">foolish</span> over all<p><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/7-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 7:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאַל־ תְּהִ֣י <b> סָכָ֑ל </b> לָ֥מָּה תָמ֖וּת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ecclesiastes/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> wicked <span class="itali">and do not be a fool.</span> Why<br><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> wicked, <span class="itali">neither be thou foolish:</span> why shouldest thou die<br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/7-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> nay not be a <span class="itali">fool</span> Why die<p><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/10-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 10:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">[כְּשֶׁהַסָּכָל כ] <b> (כְּשֶׁסָּכָ֥ל </b> ק) הֹלֵ֖ךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ecclesiastes/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> when <span class="itali">the fool</span> walks<br><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [him], and he saith <span class="itali">to every one [that] he [is] a fool.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/10-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Even the road <span class="itali">the fool</span> walks his sense<p><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/10-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 10:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאָמַ֥ר לַכֹּ֖ל <b> סָכָ֥ל </b> הֽוּא׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ecclesiastes/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to everyone <span class="itali">[that] he is a fool.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Yea also, when he that is a fool</span> walketh<br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/10-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> demonstrates to everyone <span class="itali">the fool</span> he<p><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/10-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 10:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וְהַסָּכָ֖ל </b> יַרְבֶּ֣ה דְבָרִ֑ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ecclesiastes/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Yet the fool</span> multiplies words.<br><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">A fool</span> also is full of words:<br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/10-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">the fool</span> multiplies words<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/4-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 4:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יָדָ֔עוּ בָּנִ֤ים <b> סְכָלִים֙ </b> הֵ֔מָּה וְלֹ֥א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> They know <span class="itali">Me not; They are stupid</span> children<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> they have not known <span class="itali">me; they [are] sottish</span> children,<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/4-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> know children <span class="itali">are stupid</span> like no<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/5-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 5:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">זֹ֔את עַ֥ם <b> סָכָ֖ל </b> וְאֵ֣ין לֵ֑ב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> this, <span class="itali">O foolish</span> and senseless<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Hear <span class="itali">now this, O foolish</span> people,<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/5-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> likewise people <span class="itali">foolish</span> and without understanding<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5530.htm">7 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5530.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5530<br>7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/keshessachal_5530.htm">kə·šes·sā·ḵāl — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/sachal_5530.htm">sā·ḵāl — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/sechalim_5530.htm">sə·ḵā·lîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vehassachal_5530.htm">wə·has·sā·ḵāl — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> 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