הַ/כְּסִילִ֖ים

𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌

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 4:17 · Word #12

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 HTd/Aampa All morphology codes

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

SIBI-P1 Translation H3684-03

the thick-minded ones

Morphological NotesAdjective functioning substantivally; masculine plural absolute with prefixed definite article (הַ).
Rendering RationaleThe masculine plural absolute form with the definite article denotes a class of persons characterized by the root quality. "Thick-minded ones" preserves the root idea of thickness/dull density extended metaphorically to intellectual and moral insensibility.

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