מִשְׂתַּכַּ֨ל — Daniel 7:8 Hebrew Word Study

מִשְׂתַּכַּ֨ל

𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤊𐤋

misetakal

I was contemplating

(Aramaic) corresponding to שָׂכַל; {to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent}; consider.

Daniel 7:8 · Word #1

Lexicon `H7920`

Part of Speech	`V` — Verb — An action or state
Binyan	— Hithpaal
Conjugation	`r` — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

being circumspect (masculine singular)

Root	שׂכל (ś-k-l)
Core Meanings	prudence, insight, circumspection, understanding, acting wisely
Semantic Range	to be prudent, to act wisely, to consider carefully, to contemplate, to show insight, to give thoughtful attention
Conceptual Significance	In biblical usage, שׂכל expresses not mere intellectual activity but practical wisdom—insight that leads to appropriate action. It often marks discernment granted by God or exercised in response to revelation, highlighting the value of reflective, wise engagement with divine purposes.
Morphological Notes	Aramaic verb; participle masculine singular absolute; derived from שׂכל in a reflexive/iterative stem (Hishtaphel-type formation), conveying ongoing or characteristic action.
Rendering Rationale	The rendering "being circumspect" preserves the core idea of the root שׂכל, which denotes prudence and intelligent consideration. The form is an Aramaic masculine singular participle (absolute), so the translation reflects a singular male subject engaged in ongoing reflective or prudent action, without adding person not encoded in the morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H7919-02`	asekilekha	I will make you wise
`H7919-03`	hamasekil	the one who makes wise
`H7919-04`	hamasekilim	the insight-giving ones
`H7919-09`	hisekilu	they acted with insight
`H7919-10`	lehasekil	to cause to act wisely
`H7919-12`	lehasekilekha	to cause you to act wisely
`H7919-13`	lemasekil	for the insightful man
`H7922-02`	lesekhel	for prudent insight of
`H7919-14`	masekalet	circumspect insight
`H4905-01`	masekil	one causing insight
`H7919-16`	mashekil	one causing insight
`H7919-17`	mehasekil	from causing-to-be-wise
`H7922-03`	misakhel	from prudential insight
`H7922-05`	sikhelo	his prudence
`H7919-20`	tasekil	you will act with insight
`H7919-22`	ulehasekil	and to cause to act with insight
`H7919-23`	umasekiley	and the insight-imparting ones of
`H7919-24`	umasekilim	and those who make-wise
`H7919-25`	uvehasekil	and in causing to act wisely
`H7919-26`	vehamasekilim	and the ones acting-wisely
`H7919-27`	vehasekel	and act with insight!
`H7919-28`	vehasekeyl	and to cause-to-act-wisely
`H7924-01`	vesakheletanu	and prudent insight
`H7922-06`	vesekhel	and prudence
`H7919-30`	vetasekel	and you will act with insight
`H7919-31`	veyasekilu	and they will act wisely
`H7919-32`	yasekil	he will act wisely
`H7919-33`	yasekilu	they will act with insight

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Daniel 7:8	מִשְׂתַּכַּ֨ל	misetakal	I was contemplating