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Be foolish

סָכַלStrong’s H5528

sakhal (sa-khal)

Appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Sakhal is the Hebrew word usually translated “have acted foolishly”, “have behaved foolishly” and “make foolish”. It appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament.

“And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.”
Genesis 31:28 KJV
Meaning
  1. To be foolish, be a fool(Piel) to make foolish, turn into foolishness · (Niphal) to act or do foolishly · (Hiphil) to do foolishly, play the fool
How it's translated
  • you have acted foolishly 2
  • i have acted foolishly 2
  • you have behaved foolishly 1
  • i have behaved foolishly 1
  • make foolish 1
  • he makes foolish 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Samuel 2
  • 2 Samuel 2
  • Genesis 1
  • 1 Chronicles 1
  • 2 Chronicles 1
  • Isaiah 1

6 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

סָכַל sakhal · be foolish

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

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.