סָכַל (çâkal) — Do Fool
Hebrew word study: סָכַל (çâkal), Strong's H5528. to be silly
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to be silly
KJV translation words: do (make, play the, turn into) fool(-ish, -ishly, -ishness).
Strong's H5528 is tagged on 8 words in 8 verses across 6 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 31:28 and last appears in Isaiah 44:25.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 8)
- Genesis 31:28 — הִסְכַּלְתָּ — you have behaved foolishly
- 1 Samuel 13:13 — נִסְכָּלְתָּ — you have acted foolishly
- 1 Samuel 26:21 — הִסְכַּלְתִּי — I have behaved foolishly
- 2 Samuel 15:31 — סַכֶּל — make foolish
- 2 Samuel 24:10 — נִסְכַּלְתִּי — I have acted foolishly
- 1 Chronicles 21:8 — נִסְכַּלְתִּי — I have acted foolishly
- 2 Chronicles 16:9 — נִסְכַּלְתָּ — you have acted foolishly
- Isaiah 44:25 — יְשַׂכֵּל — he makes foolish
Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H3688 כָּסַל (kâçal).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H5529 סֶכֶל (çekel), H5530 סָכָל (çâkâl), H5531 סִכְלוּת (çiklûwth).
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What does çâkal (H5528) mean?
To be silly.
How is H5528 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H5528 as: do (make, play the, turn into) fool(-ish, -ishly, -ishness)..
How often does סָכַל (çâkal) appear?
Strong's H5528 is tagged on 8 words in 8 verses across 6 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 31:28 and last appears in Isaiah 44:25.
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