Definition
or שָׁכֵחַ; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
Traditional renderings: × at all, (cause to) forget.
Traditional renderings: × at all, (cause to) forget.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שָׁכַח:
- ἐπιλανθάνωepilanthanō“to forget”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
102 total
- Genesis 27:45וְשָׁכַח֙ · and he forgets…until your brother’s rage against you wanes and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send for you and bring you back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?”
- Genesis 40:23וַיִּשְׁכָּחֵֽהוּ׃פ · he forgot all about himThe chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot all about him.
- Genesis 41:30וְנִשְׁכַּ֥ח · will be forgotten…but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will devastate the land.
- Deuteronomy 4:9תִּשְׁכַּ֨ח · forgetOnly be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
- Deuteronomy 4:23תִּשְׁכְּחוּ֙ · forgetBe careful that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God that He made with you; do not make an idol for yourselves in the form of anything He has forbidden you.
- Deuteronomy 4:31יִשְׁכַּח֙ · forgetFor the LORD your God is a merciful God; He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers, which He swore to them by oath.
- Deuteronomy 6:12תִּשְׁכַּ֖ח · to forget…be careful not to forget the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- Deuteronomy 8:11תִּשְׁכַּ֖ח · to forgetBe careful not to forget the LORD your God by failing to keep His commandments and ordinances and statutes, which I am giving you this day.
- Deuteronomy 8:14וְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֙ · and you will forget…then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- Deuteronomy 8:19שָׁכֹ֤חַ · you ever forget; תִּשְׁכַּח֙If you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish.
- Deuteronomy 9:7תִּשְׁכַּ֔ח · forgetRemember this, and never forget how you provoked the LORD your God in the wilderness. From the day you left the land of Egypt until you reached this place, you have been rebelling against the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 24:19וְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֧ · and forgetIf you are harvesting in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
- Deuteronomy 25:19תִּשְׁכָּֽח׃פ · forgetWhen the LORD your God gives you rest from the enemies around you in the land that He is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you are to blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!
- Deuteronomy 26:13שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃ · or forgottenThen you shall declare in the presence of the LORD your God, “I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all the commandments You have given me. I have not transgressed or forgotten Your commandments.
- Deuteronomy 31:21תִשָּׁכַ֖ח · it will not be forgottenAnd when many troubles and afflictions have come upon them, this song will testify against them, because it will not be forgotten from the lips of their descendants. For I know their inclination, even before I bring them into the land that I swore to give them.”
- Deuteronomy 32:18וַתִּשְׁכַּ֖ח · you forgotYou ignored the Rock who brought you forth; you forgot the God who gave you birth.
- Judges 3:7וַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּ · they forgotSo the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.
- 1 Samuel 1:11תִשְׁכַּ֣ח · forgetting [Your maidservant]And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.”
- 1 Samuel 12:9וַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּ · But they forgotBut they forgot the LORD their God, and He sold them into the hand of Sisera the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them.
- 2 Kings 17:38תִשְׁכָּ֑חוּ · forgetDo not forget the covenant I have made with you. Do not worship other gods,
- Job 8:13שֹׁ֣כְחֵי · who forgetSuch is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
- Job 9:27אֶשְׁכְּחָ֣ה · I will forgetIf I were to say, ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,’
- Job 11:16תִּשְׁכָּ֑ח · will forgetFor you will forget your misery, recalling it only as waters gone by.
- Job 19:14שְׁכֵחֽוּנִי׃ · have forgotten meMy kinsmen have failed me, and my friends have forgotten me.
- Job 24:20יִשְׁכָּ֘חֵ֤הוּ · forgets themThe womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree.
- Job 28:4הַֽנִּשְׁכָּחִ֥ים · in places forgottenFar from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.
- Job 39:15וַ֭תִּשְׁכַּח · She forgetsShe forgets that a foot may crush them, or a wild animal may trample them.
- Psalm 9:12שָׁ֝כַ֗ח · He does not ignoreFor the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
- Psalm 9:18יִשָּׁכַ֣ח · be forgottenFor the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.
- Psalm 10:11שָׁ֣כַֽח · has forgottenHe says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
- Psalm 10:12תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח · forgetArise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.
- Psalm 13:1תִּשְׁכָּחֵ֣נִי · Will You forgetFor the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?
- Psalm 31:12נִ֭שְׁכַּחְתִּי · I am forgottenI am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel.
- Psalm 42:9שְׁכַ֫חְתָּ֥נִי · have You forgotten meI say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”
- Psalm 44:17שְׁכַחֲנ֑וּךָ · forgotten YouAll this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten You or betrayed Your covenant.
- Psalm 44:20שָׁ֭כַחְנוּ · we had forgottenIf we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
- Psalm 44:24תִּשְׁכַּ֖ח · and forgetWhy do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression?
- Psalm 45:10וְשִׁכְחִ֥י · ForgetListen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house,
- Psalm 50:22שֹׁכְחֵ֣י · you who forgetNow consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
- Psalm 59:11יִשְׁכְּח֬וּ · will forgetDo not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
- Psalm 74:19תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח · forgetDo not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.
- Psalm 74:23תִּ֭שְׁכַּח · disregardDo not disregard the clamor of Your adversaries, the uproar of Your enemies that ascends continually.
- Psalm 77:9הֲשָׁכַ֣ח · forgottenHas God forgotten to be gracious? Has His anger shut off His compassion?” Selah
- Psalm 78:7יִ֭שְׁכְּחוּ · forgetting…that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments.
- Psalm 78:11וַיִּשְׁכְּח֥וּ · They forgotThey forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them.
- Psalm 102:4שָׁ֝כַ֗חְתִּי · forgetMy heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread.
- Psalm 103:2תִּ֝שְׁכְּחִ֗י · forgetBless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—
- Psalm 106:13שָׁכְח֣וּ · forgotYet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel.
- Psalm 106:21שָׁ֭כְחוּ · They forgotThey forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,