סכל

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Aramaic

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Verb

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סכל (transliteration needed)

  1. to do wrong, to behave foolishly
  2. to understand

Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
ס־כ־ל (s-k-l)

From the root ס־כ־ל (s-k-l).

Adjective

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סָכָל (sakhál) (feminine סְכָלָה, masculine plural סְכָלִים, feminine plural סְכָלוֹת)

  1. (of a person, archaic) Stupid, lacking basic intelligence.
    • Jeremiah 5:21:
      שִׁמְעוּ־נָא זֹאת עַם סָכָל וְאֵין לֵב עֵינַיִם לָהֶם וְלֹא יִרְאוּ אָזְנַיִם לָהֶם וְלֹא יִשְׁמָעוּ׃
      shim'u-ná zot am sakhál v'éin lev eináyim lahém v'ló yir'ú oznáyim lahém v'ló yishmá'u:
      Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:[1]

Noun

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סֶכֶל (sékhelm [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. (obsolete) Folly, foolishness.
    • Ecclesiastes 10:6:
      נִתַּן הַסֶּכֶל בַּמְּרוֹמִים רַבִּים וַעֲשִׁירִים בַּשֵּׁפֶל יֵשֵׁבוּ׃
      nitán hasékhel bam'romím rabím va'ashirím bashéfel yeshévu.
      Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.[1]

Verb

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סִכֵּל (sikél) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of סיכל.

Verb

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סֻכַּל (sukál) (pu'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of סוכל.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 The Holy Bible, [] (King James Version), London: [] Robert Barker, [], 1611, →OCLC.