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שָׁכַח H7911

H7911 is the Hebrew word שָׁכַח, transliterated shâkach and said shaw-kakh'. The King James Version most often renders it forget.

Word: שָׁכַחTransliteration: shâkachSaid: shaw-kakh'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 85 verses

What it means

to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention.

Where it comes from

or שָׁכֵחַ; a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 74 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

forget 30×forgotten 21×forgat 6×forgetteth 3×because thou hast forgotten 3×lest thou forget 2×hast forgotten 2×forgettest 2×yet do i not forget 2×yourselves lest ye forget 1×nor forget 1×if thou do at all 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: [idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.

Verses using שָׁכַח

The first 40 of 85 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 27:45 · KJV

Until thy brother’s anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?

Genesis 41:30 · KJV

And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;

Deuteronomy 4:9 · KJV

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;

Deuteronomy 4:23 · KJV

Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.

Deuteronomy 4:31 · KJV

(For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.

Deuteronomy 6:12 · KJV

Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

Deuteronomy 8:11 · KJV

Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:

Deuteronomy 8:14 · KJV

Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;

Deuteronomy 8:19 · KJV

And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.

Deuteronomy 9:7 · KJV

Remember, and forget not, how thou provokedst the LORD thy God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious against the LORD.

Deuteronomy 24:19 · KJV

When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.

Deuteronomy 31:21 · KJV

And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware.

Deuteronomy 32:18 · KJV

Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.

Judges 3:7 · KJV

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.

1 Samuel 1:11 · KJV

And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

1 Samuel 12:9 · KJV

And when they forgat the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.

2 Kings 17:38 · KJV

And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.

Job 8:13 · KJV

So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:

Job 9:27 · KJV

If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:

Job 11:16 · KJV

Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:

Job 24:20 · KJV

The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.

Job 28:4 · KJV

The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.

Job 39:15 · KJV

And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.

Psalm 9:12 · KJV

When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

Psalm 9:18 · KJV

For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

Psalm 10:11 · KJV

He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.

Psalm 10:12 · KJV

Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.

Psalm 13:1 · KJV

How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

Psalm 31:12 · KJV

I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

Psalm 42:9 · KJV

I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

Psalm 44:17 · KJV

All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

Psalm 44:20 · KJV

If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;

Psalm 44:24 · KJV

Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

Psalm 45:10 · KJV

Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;

Psalm 50:22 · KJV

Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.

Psalm 59:11 · KJV

Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

Psalm 74:19 · KJV

O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.

Psalm 74:23 · KJV

Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.

Psalm 77:9 · KJV

Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.

Psalm 78:7 · KJV

That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:

Common questions

What does Strong's H7911 mean?

H7911 is the Hebrew word שָׁכַח (shâkach), meaning to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention.

How is H7911 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it forget (30 times), forgotten (21 times), forgat (6 times), forgetteth (3 times), because thou hast forgotten (3 times), among others.

How many times does H7911 appear in the Bible?

שָׁכַח (shâkach) is tagged in 85 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7911 come from?

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

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