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סָכָל H5530

H5530 is the Hebrew word סָכָל, transliterated çâkâl and said saw-kawl'. The King James Version most often renders it fool.

Word: סָכָלTransliteration: çâkâlSaid: saw-kawl'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 6 verses

What it means

silly.

Where it comes from

from H5528 (סָכַל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

fool 2×man or a fool 1×neither be thou foolish 1×sottish 1×now this o foolish 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: fool(-ish), sottish.

Verses using סָכָל

All 6 verses, quoted in full.

Ecclesiastes 2:19 · KJV

And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

Ecclesiastes 7:17 · KJV

Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

Ecclesiastes 10:3 · KJV

Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

Ecclesiastes 10:14 · KJV

A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

Jeremiah 4:22 · KJV

For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

Jeremiah 5:21 · KJV

Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:

Common questions

What does Strong's H5530 mean?

H5530 is the Hebrew word סָכָל (çâkâl), meaning silly.

How is H5530 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it fool (2 times), man or a fool (1 time), neither be thou foolish (1 time), sottish (1 time), now this o foolish (1 time).

How many times does H5530 appear in the Bible?

סָכָל (çâkâl) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5530 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5528 (סָכַל).

Nearby entries

H5527 · סְכָכָה — Secacah, a place in Palestine H5528 · סָכַל — to be silly H5529 · סֶכֶל — silliness; concretely and collectively, dolts H5531 · סִכְלוּת — silliness H5532 · סָכַן — to be familiar with; by implication, to…H5533 · סָכַן — properly, to cut, i.e. damage; also to grow…

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