כְּסִילkᵉçîyl

stupid fellow, dullard, fool (Psalms 49:11; Psalms 94:8; Psalms 92:7; Proverbs 1:22; Proverbs 18:2)

Pronunciation: kes-eel' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3684

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 70 times in the Bible.

  • Psalms 49:10 Those who are wise must finally die, just like the foolish and senseless, leaving all their wealth behind.
  • Psalms 92:6 Only a simpleton would not know, and only a fool would not understand this:
  • Psalms 94:8 Think again, you fools! When will you finally catch on?
  • Proverbs 1:22 “How long, you simpletons, will you insist on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will you fools hate knowledge?
  • Proverbs 1:32 For simpletons turn away from me—to death. Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.
  • Proverbs 3:35 The wise inherit honor, but fools are put to shame!
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).