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Isaiah 19:2

“And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

סָכַךְçâkak · saw-kak'
H5526 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, to entwine as ascreen; by implication, to fence in, cover over, (figuratively) protect
Derivation: or שָׂכַךְ; (Exodus 33:22), a primitive root;
KJV renderings: cover, defence, defend, hedge in, join together, set, shut up.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
סִכְסַכְתִּ֤י — verb Pilpel, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular
Code HC/Vlq1cs
Usage: Occurs 24 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 25:20 Exodus 33:22 Exodus 37:9 Exodus 40:3 Exodus 40:21

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read סָכַךְ here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.