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סָקַל H5619

H5619 is the Hebrew word סָקַל, transliterated çâqal and said saw-kal'. The King James Version most often renders it stoned.

Word: סָקַלTransliteration: çâqalSaid: saw-kal'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 17 verses

What it means

properly, to be weighty; but used only in the sense of lapidation or its contrary (as if a delapidation).

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 19 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

stoned 6×stone 5×surely 2×after they had stoned 1×stoning 1×cast 1×threw 1×gathered out the stones 1×gather out 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: (cast, gather out, throw) stone(-s), [idiom] surely.

Verses using סָקַל

All 17 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 19:13 · KJV

There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.

Exodus 21:28 · KJV

If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.

Exodus 21:29 · KJV

But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.

Deuteronomy 13:10 · KJV

And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

Deuteronomy 17:5 · KJV

Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die.

Deuteronomy 22:21 · KJV

Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father’s house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.

Deuteronomy 22:24 · KJV

Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour’s wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you.

Joshua 7:25 · KJV

And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.

1 Samuel 30:6 · KJV

And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.

2 Samuel 16:6 · KJV

And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.

2 Samuel 16:13 · KJV

And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill’s side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.

1 Kings 21:10 · KJV

And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.

1 Kings 21:13 · KJV

And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.

1 Kings 21:14 · KJV

Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.

1 Kings 21:15 · KJV

And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead.

Isaiah 5:2 · KJV

And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.

Isaiah 62:10 · KJV

Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5619 mean?

H5619 is the Hebrew word סָקַל (çâqal), meaning properly, to be weighty; but used only in the sense of lapidation or its contrary (as if a delapidation).

How is H5619 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it stoned (6 times), stone (5 times), surely (2 times), after they had stoned (1 time), stoning (1 time), among others.

How many times does H5619 appear in the Bible?

סָקַל (çâqal) is tagged in 17 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5619 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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