סָכַל

Strong’s Definition

to be silly

Etymology & Derivation

for H3688 (כָּסַל);

KJV Usage

do (make, play the, turn into) fool(-ish, -ishly, -ishness).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to be foolish, be a fool
• 2.(piel) to make foolish, turn into foolishness
• 3.(niphal) to act or do foolishly
• 4.(hiphil) to do foolishly, play the fool

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: çâkal; Pronunciation: saw-kal'