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.
Ecclesiastes 4:17 · Word #12
Lexicon H3684
| Lemma | כְּסִיל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 |
| Transliteration | kᵉçîyl |
| Strong's | H3684 |
| Definition | 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. |
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 Notes | Adjective functioning substantivally; masculine plural absolute with prefixed definite article (הַ). |
| Rendering Rationale | The 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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