וּ/כְסִ֔יל

𐤅/𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋

kᵉçîyl

A person who is lacking in wisdom or good sense, often demonstrating obstinacy or moral dullness; in some contexts, used for someone who acts contrary to prudent or ethical behavior or is impervious to counsel. The term ranges from a general lack of insight or ignorance to willful rejection of wisdom, and may imply moral failing or rebelliousness in certain wisdom texts. In astronomical contexts, the word is also applied to the constellation Orion.

H3684

Ecclesiastes 4:13 · Word #7

Lexicon H3684

Lemmaכְּסִיל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋
Transliterationkᵉçîyl
Strong'sH3684
DefinitionA person who is lacking in wisdom or good sense, often demonstrating obstinacy or moral dullness; in some contexts, used for someone who acts contrary to prudent or ethical behavior or is impervious to counsel. The term ranges from a general lack of insight or ignorance to willful rejection of wisdom, and may imply moral failing or rebelliousness in certain wisdom texts. In astronomical contexts, the word is also applied to the constellation Orion.

Morphology HC/Aamsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype a — Adjective — Adjective
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 Translation H3684-09

and a thick-headed fool

Morphological NotesConjunction ו + masculine singular noun, absolute state.
Rendering RationaleThe noun כְּסִיל derives from the root כסל, conveying thickness or dull heaviness extended metaphorically to moral and intellectual insensibility. The prefixed conjunction וּ adds "and," and the masculine singular form is preserved with "a ... fool."

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