שְׁכַחshᵉkach

Haph`el: find (Daniel 2:25; Ezra 4:19; Daniel 6:12)

Pronunciation: shek-akh' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7912

Meanings

Hithpe`el: be found (Daniel 2:35; Daniel 5:27; Daniel 5:11)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 18 times in the Bible.

  • Ezra 4:15 We suggest that a search be made in your ancestors’ records, where you will discover what a rebellious city this has been in the past. In fact, it was destroyed because of its long and troublesome history of revolt against the kings and countries who controlled it.
  • Ezra 4:19 I ordered a search of the records and have found that Jerusalem has indeed been a hotbed of insurrection against many kings. In fact, rebellion and revolt are normal there!
  • Ezra 6:2 But it was at the fortress at Ecbatana in the province of Media that a scroll was found. This is what it said: “Memorandum:
  • Ezra 7:16 “Furthermore, you are to take any silver and gold that you may obtain from the province of Babylon, as well as the voluntary offerings of the people and the priests that are presented for the Temple of their God in Jerusalem.
  • Daniel 2:25 Arioch quickly took Daniel to the king and said, “I have found one of the captives from Judah who will tell the king the meaning of his dream!”
  • Daniel 2:35 The whole statue was crushed into small pieces of iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold. Then the wind blew them away without a trace, like chaff on a threshing floor. But the rock that knocked the statue down became a great mountain that covered the whole earth.
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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).