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Psalms 78:1
“Maschil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
מַשְׂכִּילmaskîyl · mas-keel'
H4905 · Hebrew
H4905 · Hebrew
- Definition
- instructive, i.e. a didactic poem
- Derivation
- from H7919 (שָׂכַל);
- KJV renderings
- Maschil.
- Grammar
- מַשְׂכִּ֗יל — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 13 times in the Hebrew Bible.Psalms 32:1Psalms 42:1Psalms 44:1Psalms 45:1Psalms 52:1
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 מַשְׂכִּיל here.
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.