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סָכָל

Silly

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סָכָלH5530
Pronunciationsākāl

What does סָכָל (sākāl) mean in the Bible?

סָכָל (sākāl): Moral and spiritual obtuseness rather than mere intellectual dullness; resistant to divine wisdom

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Questions this entry answers

What does סָכָל (sākāl) mean in the Bible?

סָכָל (sākāl): Moral and spiritual obtuseness rather than mere intellectual dullness; resistant to divine wisdom

How does the BSB render H5530?

The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a fool (1), are foolish (1), as the fool (1), foolish (1), is a fool (1).

Where does סָכָל (sākāl) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ecclesiastes 2:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Ecclesiastes (5), Jeremiah (2).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
a fool1×Ecclesiastes 7:17
are foolish1×Jeremiah 4:22
as the fool1×Ecclesiastes 10:3
foolish1×Ecclesiastes 2:19
is a fool1×Ecclesiastes 10:3
O foolish1×Jeremiah 5:21
Yet the fool1×Ecclesiastes 10:14
Show sample aligned rows
Ecclesiastes 2:19סָכָ֔לtofoolishNoun - masculine singularEcclesiastes 7:17סָכָ֑לtoa foolNoun - masculine singularEcclesiastes 10:3כְּשֶׁהַסָּכָלtoas the foolPreposition-k, Pronoun - relative | Noun - masculine singularEcclesiastes 10:3סָכָ֥לtois a foolNoun - masculine singularEcclesiastes 10:14וְהַסָּכָ֖לtoYet the foolConjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularJeremiah 4:22סְכָלִים֙toare foolishNoun - masculine pluralJeremiah 5:21סָכָ֖לtoO foolishNoun - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowEcclesiastes 2:19
Aligned rows7
Books represented2
Ecclesiastes5Jeremiah2
Source forms
וְהַסָּכָ֖ל1xwə·has·sā·ḵālEcclesiastes 10:14
כְּשֶׁהַסָּכָל1xkə·šɛ·has·så̄·ḵå̄lEcclesiastes 10:3
סָכָ֔ל1xsā·ḵālEcclesiastes 2:19
סָכָ֑ל1xsā·ḵālEcclesiastes 7:17
סָכָ֥ל1xsā·ḵālEcclesiastes 10:3
סָכָ֖ל1xsā·ḵālJeremiah 5:21
סְכָלִים֙1xsə·ḵā·lîmJeremiah 4:22
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular4xEcclesiastes 2:19, Ecclesiastes 7:17, Ecclesiastes 10:3, Jeremiah 5:21
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xEcclesiastes 10:14
Noun - masculine plural1xJeremiah 4:22
Preposition-k, Pronoun - relative | Noun - masculine singular1xEcclesiastes 10:3
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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