5532 - cakan

Strong's Concordance

Original word: סָכַן
Transliteration: cakan
Definition (short): benefit
Definition (full): to be familiar with, to minister to, be serviceable to, be customary

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

A primitive root; to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, be customary -- acquaint (self), be advantage, X ever, (be, (un-))profit(-able), treasurer, be wont.
KJV: And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay.
NASB: The donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden all your life to this day? Have I ever been accustomed to do so to you?" And he said, "No."
KJV: Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.
NASB: So his servants said to him, "Let them seek a young virgin for my lord the king, and let her attend the king and become his nurse; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm."
KJV: And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
NASB: The girl was very beautiful; and she became the king's nurse and served him, but the king did not cohabit with her.
KJV: Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
NASB: "Can a vigorous man be of use to God, Or a wise man be useful to himself?