TBESH · H5528
סָכַל · sa.khal · be foolish
1) to be foolish, be a fool 1a) (Piel) to make foolish, turn into foolishness 1b) (Niphal) to act or do foolishly 1c) (Hiphil) to do foolishly, play the fool
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sa.khal H5528
סָכַל (sa.khal) means “be foolish” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
סָכַל Hebrew · H5528 8 tagged occurrences in 8 verses
Pronunciation guide: saw-kal' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
for H3688 (כָּסַל); to be silly
KJV glosses: do (make, play the, turn into) fool(-ish, -ishly, -ishness).
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How translators render H5528
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| foolishly | 2 |
| you have acted foolishly | 2 |
| a foolish thing | 1 |
| i have played the fool | 1 |
| into foolishness | 1 |
| into nonsense | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| foolishly | 2 |
| behold i have played the fool | 1 |
| foolish | 1 |
| into foolishness | 1 |
| thou hast done foolishly | 1 |
| thou hast now done foolishly | 1 |
| toward him herein thou hast done foolishly | 1 |
Verses containing H5528
Page 1 of 1. 8 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Genesis 31:28
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But you did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye. Now you have done a foolish thing.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 13:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 26:21
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!”
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 15:31
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 24:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
After David had numbered the troops, his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
Read word by word - 1 Chronicles 21:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 16:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”
Read word by word - Isaiah 44:25
· BSB · 1 occurrence
who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,
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