TBESH · H5531A
שִׂכְלוּת · sikh.lut · folly
folly, foolishness Another spelling of sikh.lut (סִכְלוּת "folly" H5531B)
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sikh.lut H5531
שִׂכְלוּת (sikh.lut) means “folly” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
שִׂכְלוּת Hebrew · H5531 7 tagged occurrences in 7 verses
Pronunciation guide: sik-looth' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
TBESH · H5531B
סִכְלוּת · sikh.lut · folly
folly, foolishness Also means: sikh.lut (שִׂכְלוּת "folly" H5531A)
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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
or שִׂכְלוּת; (Ecclesiastes 1:17), from H5528 (סָכַל); silliness
KJV glosses: folly, foolishness.
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How translators render H5531
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 |
|---|---|
| folly | 3 |
| and folly | 2 |
| and the folly | 1 |
| is folly | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and folly | 2 |
| folly | 2 |
| even of foolishness | 1 |
| foolishness | 1 |
| on folly | 1 |
Verses containing H5531
Page 1 of 1. 7 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Ecclesiastes 1:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.
Read word by word - Ecclesiastes 2:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
Read word by word - Ecclesiastes 2:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?
Read word by word - Ecclesiastes 2:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:
Read word by word - Ecclesiastes 7:25
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.
Read word by word - Ecclesiastes 10:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Read word by word - Ecclesiastes 10:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.
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