Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H7911

Strong's H7911 · Hebrew

שָׁכַח

shâkach · /shaw-kakh'/

Number
H7911
Language
Hebrew
Original word
שָׁכַח
Transliteration
shâkach
Pronunciation
shaw-kakh'
KJV occurrences
95 verses

Definition

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

KJV: [idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.

Root / derivation: or שָׁכֵחַ; a primitive root;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered שָׁכַח across 95 verses.

forget48×
forgotten40×
forgat7×
forgetteth3×
forgettest2×
all1×
forgot1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

95 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Genesis3 verses
Deuteronomy13 verses
Deuteronomy 4:9

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

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

(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

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

Deuteronomy 8:11

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

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

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

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

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 25:19

Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.

Deuteronomy 26:13

Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:

Deuteronomy 31:21

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. against: Heb. before go: Heb. do

Deuteronomy 32:18

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

Judges1 verse
1 Samuel2 verses
2 Kings1 verse
Job7 verses
Psalms32 verses
Psalms 9:12

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

Psalms 9:18

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

Psalms 10:11

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

Psalms 10:12

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

Psalms 13:1

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? chief: or, overseer

Psalms 31:12

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

Psalms 42:9

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

Psalms 44:17

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

Psalms 44:20

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

Psalms 44:24

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

Psalms 45:10

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

Psalms 50:22

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

Psalms 59:11

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

Psalms 74:19

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

Psalms 74:23

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

Psalms 77:9

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

Psalms 78:7

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

Psalms 78:11

And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.

Psalms 102:4

My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.

Psalms 103:2

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

Psalms 106:13

They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel: They soon: Heb. They made haste, they forgat

Psalms 106:21

They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;

Psalms 119:16

I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.

Psalms 119:61

The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law. bands: or, companies

Psalms 119:83

For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.

Psalms 119:93

I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.

Psalms 119:109

My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.

Psalms 119:139

My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. consumed: Heb. cut me off

Psalms 119:141

I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.

Psalms 119:153

RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.

Psalms 119:176

I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

Psalms 137:5

If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.

Proverbs5 verses
Ecclesiastes3 verses
Isaiah8 verses
Isaiah 17:10

Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:

Isaiah 23:15

And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot. shall Tyre: Heb. it shall be unto Tyre as the song of an harlot

Isaiah 23:16

Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.

Isaiah 49:14

But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.

Isaiah 49:15

Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. that: Heb. from having compassion

Isaiah 51:13

And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor? were: or, made himself ready

Isaiah 54:4

Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.

Isaiah 65:16

That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.

Jeremiah11 verses
Jeremiah 2:32

Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.

Jeremiah 3:21

A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.

Jeremiah 13:25

This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.

Jeremiah 18:15

Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;

Jeremiah 20:11

But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.

Jeremiah 23:27

Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.

Jeremiah 23:40

And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.

Jeremiah 30:14

All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased.

Jeremiah 44:9

Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they have committed in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem? wickedness: Heb. wickednesses, or, punishments, etc

Jeremiah 50:5

They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.

Jeremiah 50:6

My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace. restingplace: Heb. place to lie down in

Lamentations2 verses
Ezekiel2 verses
Hosea4 verses
Amos1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H7911 (shâkach) mean?

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

How many times does H7911 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H7911 (שָׁכַח) appears in 95 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “forget.”

How is shâkach translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H7911 is rendered as “forget” (48×), “forgotten” (40×), “forgat” (7×), “forgetteth” (3×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word שָׁכַח come from?

or שָׁכֵחַ; a primitive root;