Be foolish
יָאַלStrong’s H2973yaal (ya-al)
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Yaal is the Hebrew word usually translated “we have acted foolishly”, “have become fools” and “have acted foolishly”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.”
Meaning
- To be foolish, become fools, act foolishly, show wicked folly(Niphal)
How it's translated
- we have acted foolishly 1
- they have become fools 1
- they have acted foolishly 1
- and they will become fools 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Jeremiah 2
- Numbers 1
- Isaiah 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Isaiah 19:13The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof.
- Jeremiah 5:4Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.
- Jeremiah 50:36A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.
Hebrew dictionary
יָאַל yaal · be foolish
1) to be foolish, become fools, act foolishly, show wicked folly 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to show wicked folly 1a2) to become fools
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.