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H5528סָכַלsa.khal

be foolishPart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 1
  2. Exodus: 0
  3. Leviticus: 0
  4. Numbers: 0
  5. Deuteronomy: 0
  6. Joshua: 0
  7. Judges: 0
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 2
  10. 2
  11. 1 Kings: 0
  12. 2 Kings: 0
  13. 1
  14. 1
  15. Ezra: 0
  16. Nehemiah: 0
  17. Esther: 0
  18. Job: 0
  19. Psalms: 0
  20. Proverbs: 0
  21. Ecclesiastes: 0
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. 1
  24. Jeremiah: 0
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. Ezekiel: 0
  27. Daniel: 0
  28. Hosea: 0
  29. Joel: 0
  30. Amos: 0
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. Micah: 0
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. Zechariah: 0
  39. Malachi: 0

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8 occurrences in 8 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Genesis 31:28

    and didst not suffer me to kiss my sons and my daughters? now hast thou done foolishly.

    הִסְכַּ֥לְתָּֽ his.Kal.ta “you have behaved foolishly”

  2. 1 Samuel 13:13

    And Samuel said to Saul: 'Thou hast done foolishly; thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which He commanded thee; for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.

    נִסְכָּ֑לְתָּ nis.Kal.ta “you have acted foolishly”

  3. 1 Samuel 26:21

    Then said Saul: 'I have sinned; return, my son David; for I will no more do thee harm, because my life was precious in thine eyes this day; behold, I have played the fool and erred exceedingly.'

    הִסְכַּ֛לְתִּי his.Kal.ti “I have behaved foolishly”

  4. 2 Samuel 15:31

    And one told David, saying: 'Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.' And David said: 'O LORD, I pray Thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.'

    סַכֶּל־ sa.kel- “make foolish”

  5. 2 Samuel 24:10

    And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD: 'I have sinned greatly in what I have done; but now, O LORD, put away, I beseech Thee, the iniquity of Thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.'

    נִסְכַּ֖לְתִּי nis.Kal.ti “I have acted foolishly”

  6. 1 Chronicles 21:8

    And David said unto God: 'I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing; but now, put away, I beseech Thee, the iniquity of Thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.'

    נִסְכַּ֖לְתִּי nis.Kal.ti “I have acted foolishly”

  7. 2 Chronicles 16:9

    For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is whole toward Him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.'

    נִסְכַּ֣לְתָּ nis.Kal.ta “you have acted foolishly”

  8. Isaiah 44:25

    That frustrateth the tokens of the imposters, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

    יְשַׂכֵּֽל׃ ye.sa.Kel “he makes foolish”