כְּסִילִ֖ים

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 7:9 · Word #8

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 HAampa 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 H3684-05

thick-minded ones

Morphological NotesMasculine plural adjective/noun, absolute state.
Rendering RationaleThe masculine plural form denotes persons characterized by the quality derived from כסל—thickness or dull density—extended metaphorically to intellectual and moral insensitivity. "Thick-minded ones" preserves the root imagery and the plural masculine morphology.

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