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
STRONG'S WORD STUDY
H5528 — סָכַל
sa.khal · be foolish · Hebrew/Aramaic
8 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 31:28 · הִסְכַּ֥לְתָּֽand hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters?—now thou hast acted foolishly in doing so;1 Samuel 13:13 · נִסְכָּ֑לְתָּAnd Samuel saith unto Saul, ‘Thou hast been foolish; thou hast not kept the command of Jehovah thy God, which He commanded thee, for now had Jehovah established thy kingdom over Israel unto the age;1 Samuel 26:21 · הִסְכַּ֛לְתִּיAnd Saul saith, ‘I have sinned; turn back, my son David, for I do evil to thee no more, because that my soul hath been precious in thine eyes this day; lo, I have acted foolishly, and do err very greatly.’2 Samuel 15:31 · סַכֶּל־and David declared, saying, ‘Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom;’ and David saith, ‘Make foolish, I pray Thee, the counsel of Ahithophel, O Jehovah.’2 Samuel 24:10 · נִסְכַּ֖לְתִּיAnd the heart of David smiteth him, after that he hath numbered the people, and David saith unto Jehovah, ‘I have sinned greatly in that which I have done, and now, O Jehovah, cause to pass away, I pray Thee, the iniquity of Thy servant, for I have acted very foolishly.’1 Chronicles 21:8 · נִסְכַּ֖לְתִּיand David saith unto God, ‘I have sinned exceedingly, in that I have done this thing; and now, cause to pass away, I pray Thee, the iniquity of Thy servant, for I have acted very foolishly.’2 Chronicles 16:9 · נִסְכַּ֣לְתָּfor Jehovah—His eyes go to and fro in all the earth, to show Himself strong for a people whose heart is perfect towards Him; thou hast been foolish concerning this, because—henceforth there are with thee wars.’Isaiah 44:25 · יְשַׂכֵּֽל׃Making void the tokens of devisers, And diviners it maketh mad, Turning the wise backward, And their knowledge it maketh foolish.