סָכַל

sa.khalVerbH5528

be foolish

From: for H3688 (כָּסַל);

Short Definition

to be silly

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to be foolish, be a fool 1a) (Piel) to make foolish, turn into foolishness 1b) (Niphal) to act or do foolishly 1c) (Hiphil) to do foolishly, play the fool

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

8 times

Appears 8 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Samuel
2
2 Samuel
2
1 Chronicles
1
2 Chronicles
1
Genesis
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 21:8
  • 1 Samuel 13:13
  • 1 Samuel 26:21
  • 2 Chronicles 16:9
  • 2 Samuel 15:31

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