סָכַןçâkan
be of use of service, benefit
Pronunciation: saw-kan' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5532
Meanings
Qal
1. be of use or service (1 Kings 1:2; 1 Kings 1:4; Isaiah 22:15)
2. benefit, profit (Job 15:3; Job 22:2; Job 35:3)
Hiph`il: be used, wont, strictly exhibit use, or habit (Numbers 22:20; Psalms 139:3; Job 22:21)
Where it appears
Appears 12 times in the Bible.
- Numbers 22:30 “But I am the same donkey you have ridden all your life,” the donkey answered. “Have I ever done anything like this before?” “No,” Balaam admitted.
- 1 Kings 1:2 So his advisers told him, “Let us find a young virgin to wait on you and look after you, my lord. She will lie in your arms and keep you warm.”
- 1 Kings 1:4 The girl was very beautiful, and she looked after the king and took care of him. But the king had no sexual relations with her.
- Job 15:3 The wise don’t engage in empty chatter. What good are such words?
- Job 22:2 “Can a person do anything to help God? Can even a wise person be helpful to him?
- Job 22:21 “Submit to God, and you will have peace; then things will go well for you.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).