Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “כְּסִיל”
Understanding kᵉçîyl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
fool(-ish). - properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly 1) fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant on...
H3684
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
כְּסִיל
Phonetickes-eel'
Transliterationkᵉçîyl
Grammar Code
H:N-M
Hebrew Noun, Masculine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
fool(-ish). - properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly 1) fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
69 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Psalms 92:6 | “A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.” Word: כְּסִיל (kᵉçîyl) | |
| Proverbs 17:24 | “Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.” Word: כְּסִיל (kᵉçîyl) | |
| Ecclesiastes 6:8 | “For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?” Word: כְּסִיל (kᵉçîyl) |