Lexical Definition
כְּסִיל kᵉçîyl (kes-eel') fool H:N-M
from כָּסַל
fool(-ish).
- properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
1) fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one
Usage: 32 forms in 70 verses
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| לִכְסִ֣יל | for a fool | Prov.19.10 • Prov.26.1 |
| to a fool | Prov.26.8 • Prov.26.12 • Prov.29.20 | |
| לִ֭כְסִיל | for a fool | Prov.10.23 |
| כְסִילִֽים | fools | Prov.26.7 • Prov.26.9 |
| כְסִילִ֣ים | fools | Prov.13.20 |
| כְסִֽיל | a fool | Prov.10.18 • Prov.19.1 |
| כְסִ֑יל | a fool | Prov.28.26 • Prov.29.11 |
| כְּסִילִֽים | fools | Prov.19.29 • Prov.26.3 • Eccl.7.5 |
| כְּסִילִ֣ים | fools | Prov.1.32 • Prov.14.8 • Prov.14.24 • Prov.15.7 |
| כְּסִילִ֖ים | fools | Eccl.7.4 • Eccl.7.9 |
| כְּסִֽיל | a fool | Prov.26.6 |
| כְּסִ֣יל | a fool | Ps.49.10 • Prov.17.10 |
| כְּסִ֖יל | a fool | Eccl.5.3 • Eccl.10.2 • Eccl.10.12 |
| כְּסִ֑יל | a fool | Prov.14.7 • Prov.17.16 • Prov.17.25 • Prov.19.13 |
| כְּ֭סִיל | a fool | Prov.17.21 • Prov.18.2 • Prov.26.4 |
| כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים | fools | Prov.12.23 • Prov.13.19 • Prov.14.33 |
| כְּ֝סִ֗יל | a fool | Prov.10.1 • Prov.17.12 • Prov.26.10 • Prov.26.11 |
| כְ֭סִיל | a fool | Prov.18.6 • Prov.18.7 • Prov.23.9 • Prov.26.5 |
| כְ֝סִילִ֗ים | fools | Prov.15.2 • Prov.15.14 |
| כְ֝סִ֗יל | a fool | Prov.17.24 |
| וּכְסִ֥יל | and a fool | Prov.15.20 |
| וּכְסִ֖יל | and a fool | Prov.21.20 |
| וּכְסִ֔יל | and a fool | Eccl.4.13 |
| וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים | and O fools | Ps.94.8 • Prov.8.5 |
| and fools | Prov.1.22 • Prov.3.35 | |
| וּ֝כְסִ֗יל | and a fool | Ps.92.6 • Prov.13.16 • Prov.14.16 |
| וְהַכְּסִ֖יל | and the fool | Eccl.2.14 |
| הַכְּסִילִ֖ים | fools | Eccl.10.15 |
| the fools | Eccl.5.1 | |
| הַכְּסִיל֙ | the fool | Eccl.2.15 • Eccl.4.5 |
| הַכְּסִֽיל | the fool | Eccl.2.16 |
| הַכְּסִ֖יל | the fool | Eccl.2.16 |
| הַכְּסִ֑יל | the fool | Eccl.6.8 • Eccl.7.6 |
| בַּכְּסִילִֽים | among fools | Eccl.9.17 |
| בַּכְּסִילִ֑ים | in fools | Eccl.5.4 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. כְּסִיל70 noun masculine stupid fellow, dullard, fool; — ׳כ Ps 49:11* + 44 t.; plural כְּסִילִים Ps 94:8 + 25 t.; — || בער Ps 49:11*; Ps 92:7*; Ps 94:8, elsewhere only in Wisd Lt.; he hates knowledge Prov 1:22 delights not in understanding Prov 18:2 it is his sport to do mischief Prov 10:23 his heart proclaimeth אִוֶּלָת Prov 12:23 his mouth poureth it forth Prov 15:2, and feedeth on it Prov 15:14.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Psalms | 49:11* · 92:7* · 94:8 |
| Proverbs | 1:22 · 10:23 · 12:23 · 15:2 · 15:14 · 18:2 |