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Aramaic
Verb
סכל • (transliteration needed)
- to do wrong, to behave foolishly
- to understand
Hebrew
Etymology
From the root ס־כ־ל (s-k-l).
Adjective
סָכָל • (sakhál) (feminine סְכָלָה, masculine plural סְכָלִים, feminine plural סְכָלוֹת)
- (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
סֶכֶל • (sékhel) m
- (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
סִכֵּל • (sikél) (pi'el construction)
- defective spelling of סיכל.
Verb
סֻכַּל • (sukál) (pu'al construction)
- defective spelling of סוכל.
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