כֶּ֫סֶל
ke.sel
“loin”
Definition
properly, fatness, i.e. by implication (literally) the loin (as the seat of the leaf fat) or (generally) the viscera; also (figuratively) silliness or (in a good sense) trust
from H3688 (כָּסַל);
- loins, flank 2) stupidity, folly 3) confidence, hope
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
כֶּ֫סֶל appears 11 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.
If I have put my trust in goldor called pure gold my security,
both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.
both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.
both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which is to be removed with the kidneys.
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