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Jeremiah 2:32

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

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Lexical meaning

שָׁכַחshâkach · shaw-kakh'
H7911 · Hebrew

Definition: to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
Derivation: or שָׁכֵחַ; a primitive root;
KJV renderings: [idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.
Grammar: הֲ — particle (interrogative)
תִשְׁכַּ֤ח — verb Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular
Code HTi/Vqi3fs
Usage: Occurs 102 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 27:45 Genesis 40:23 Genesis 41:30 Deuteronomy 4:9 Deuteronomy 4:23

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 שָׁכַח here.

Verse 31 Verse 33

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.