סָכַן
sa.khan
“be useful”
Definition
to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, be customary
a primitive root;
- to be of use or service or profit or benefit 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be of use or service 1a2) servitor, steward (participle) 1a3) to benefit, profit 1b) (Hiphil) to be used, be wont, exhibit use or habit, show harmony with, be familiar with, know intimately
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
סָכַן appears 10 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”
This is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “Go, say to Shebna, the steward in charge of the palace:
“Can a man be of use to God?Can even a wise man benefit Him?
For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothingthat he should delight in God.’
But the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not the donkey you have ridden all your life until today? Have I ever treated you this way before?”“No,” he replied.
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