Word Study · Strong's H3684 · Hebrew
כְּסִיל
kesil
kes-eel'
Strong's 1890 spelling: kᵉçîyl
“properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
Rendered in the KJV as
fool(-ish).
- 70occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 32inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 70 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 32
- לִכְסִ֣יל5
- וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים4
- כְ֭סִיל4
- כְּ֝סִ֗יל4
- כְּסִ֑יל4
- כְּסִילִ֣ים4
- וּ֝כְסִ֗יל3
- כְּ֭סִיל3
- כְּסִ֖יל3
- כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים3
- כְּסִילִֽים׃3
- הַכְּסִיל֙2
and 20 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 14
- a fool23
- fools17
- and a fool6
- the fool6
- [is] a fool3
- for a fool3
- [belongs] to a fool2
- and fools2
- and O fools2
- the fools2
- among the fools1
- and the fool1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 9
- adjective · masculine singular26
- adjective · masculine plural17
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular6
- preposition + adjective · masculine singular6
- the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singular6
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural4
- preposition with the article + adjective · masculine plural2
- the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine plural2
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HAamsa · 26
- HAampa · 17
- HC/Aamsa · 6
- HR/Aamsa · 6
- HTd/Aamsa · 6
- HC/Aampa · 4
- HRd/Aampa · 2
- HTd/Aampa · 2
- HC/Td/Aamsa · 1
All 70, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Proverbs carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Psalms3 occurrences
- Psalms 49:10כְּסִ֣ילkesiladjective · masculine singularFor it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.here: a fool
- Psalms 92:6וּ֝כְסִ֗ילukhesilconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularA senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,here: and a fool
- Psalms 94:8וּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםukhesilimconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine pluralTake notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?here: and O fools
Proverbs49 occurrences
- Proverbs 1:22וּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםukhesilimconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?here: and fools
- Proverbs 1:32כְּסִילִ֣יםkesilimadjective · masculine pluralFor the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.here: fools
- Proverbs 3:35וּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםukhesilimconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine pluralThe wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.here: and fools
- Proverbs 8:5וּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםukhesilimconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine pluralO simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.here: and O fools
- Proverbs 10:1כְּ֝סִ֗ילkesiladjective · masculine singularThe proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.here: a fool
- Proverbs 10:18כְסִֽיל׃khesiladjective · masculine singularThe one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.here: [is] a fool
- Proverbs 10:23לִ֭כְסִילlikhsilpreposition + adjective · masculine singularThe fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.here: for a fool
- Proverbs 12:23כְּ֝סִילִ֗יםkesilimadjective · masculine pluralA shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.here: fools
- Proverbs 13:16וּ֝כְסִ֗ילukhesilconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularEvery prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.here: and a fool
- Proverbs 13:19כְּ֝סִילִ֗יםkesilimadjective · masculine pluralDesire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.here: fools
- Proverbs 13:20כְסִילִ֣יםkhesilimadjective · masculine pluralHe who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.here: fools
- Proverbs 14:7כְּסִ֑ילkesiladjective · masculine singularStay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.here: a fool
- Proverbs 14:8כְּסִילִ֣יםkesilimadjective · masculine pluralThe wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.here: fools
- Proverbs 14:16וּ֝כְסִ֗ילukhesilconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularA wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.here: and a fool
- Proverbs 14:24כְּסִילִ֣יםkesilimadjective · masculine pluralThe crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.here: fools
- Proverbs 14:33כְּ֝סִילִ֗יםkesilimadjective · masculine pluralWisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.here: fools
- Proverbs 15:2כְ֝סִילִ֗יםkhesilimadjective · masculine pluralThe tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.here: fools
- Proverbs 15:7כְּסִילִ֣יםkesilimadjective · masculine pluralThe lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.here: fools
- Proverbs 15:14כְ֝סִילִ֗יםkhesilimadjective · masculine pluralA discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.here: fools
- Proverbs 15:20וּכְסִ֥ילukhesilconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularA wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.here: and a fool
- Proverbs 17:10כְּסִ֣ילkesiladjective · masculine singularA rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.here: a fool
- Proverbs 17:12כְּ֝סִ֗ילkesiladjective · masculine singularIt is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.here: a fool
- Proverbs 17:16כְּסִ֑ילkesiladjective · masculine singularWhy should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?here: a fool
- Proverbs 17:21כְּ֭סִילkesiladjective · masculine singularA man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.here: a fool
- Proverbs 17:24כְ֝סִ֗ילkhesiladjective · masculine singularWisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.here: a fool
- Proverbs 17:25כְּסִ֑ילkesiladjective · masculine singularA foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.here: a fool
- Proverbs 18:2כְּ֭סִילkesiladjective · masculine singularA fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.here: a fool
- Proverbs 18:6כְ֭סִילkhesiladjective · masculine singularA fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.here: a fool
- Proverbs 18:7כְ֭סִילkhesiladjective · masculine singularA fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.here: a fool
- Proverbs 19:1כְסִֽיל׃khesiladjective · masculine singularBetter a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.here: [is] a fool
- Proverbs 19:10לִכְסִ֣ילlikhsilpreposition + adjective · masculine singularLuxury is unseemly for a fool— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!here: for a fool
- Proverbs 19:13כְּסִ֑ילkesiladjective · masculine singularA foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.here: a fool
- Proverbs 19:29כְּסִילִֽים׃kesilimadjective · masculine pluralJudgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.here: fools
- Proverbs 21:20וּכְסִ֖ילukhesilconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularPrecious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.here: and a fool
- Proverbs 23:9כְ֭סִילkhesiladjective · masculine singularDo not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.here: a fool
- Proverbs 26:1לִכְסִ֣ילlikhsilpreposition + adjective · masculine singularLike snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.here: for a fool
- Proverbs 26:3כְּסִילִֽים׃kesilimadjective · masculine pluralA whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!here: fools
- Proverbs 26:4כְּ֭סִילkesiladjective · masculine singularDo not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.here: a fool
- Proverbs 26:5כְ֭סִילkhesiladjective · masculine singularAnswer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.here: a fool
- Proverbs 26:6כְּסִֽיל׃kesiladjective · masculine singularLike cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.here: a fool
- Proverbs 26:7כְסִילִֽים׃khesilimadjective · masculine pluralLike lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.here: fools
- Proverbs 26:8לִכְסִ֣ילlikhsilpreposition + adjective · masculine singularLike binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.here: to a fool
- Proverbs 26:9כְסִילִֽים׃khesilimadjective · masculine pluralLike a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.here: fools
- Proverbs 26:10כְּ֝סִ֗ילkesiladjective · masculine singularLike an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.here: a fool
- Proverbs 26:11כְּ֝סִ֗ילkesiladjective · masculine singularAs a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.here: a fool
- Proverbs 26:12לִכְסִ֣ילlikhsilpreposition + adjective · masculine singularDo you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.here: [belongs] to a fool
- Proverbs 28:26כְסִ֑ילkhesiladjective · masculine singularHe who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.here: [is] a fool
- Proverbs 29:11כְסִ֑ילkhesiladjective · masculine singularA fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.here: a fool
- Proverbs 29:20לִכְסִ֣ילlikhsilpreposition + adjective · masculine singularDo you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.here: [belongs] to a fool
Ecclesiastes18 occurrences
- Ecclesiastes 2:14וְהַכְּסִ֖ילvehakesilconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularThe wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.here: and the fool
- Ecclesiastes 2:15הַכְּסִיל֙hakesilthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularSo I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.here: the fool
- Ecclesiastes 2:16הַכְּסִ֖ילhakesilthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularFor there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!here: the fool
- Ecclesiastes 2:16הַכְּסִֽיל׃hakesilthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularFor there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!here: the fool
- Ecclesiastes 4:5הַכְּסִיל֙hakesilthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularThe fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.here: the fool
- Ecclesiastes 4:13וּכְסִ֔ילukhesilconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularBetter is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.here: and a fool
- Ecclesiastes 5:1הַכְּסִילִ֖יםhakesilimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralGuard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.here: the fools
- Ecclesiastes 5:3כְּסִ֖ילkesiladjective · masculine singularAs a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.here: a fool
- Ecclesiastes 5:4בַּכְּסִילִ֑יםbakesilimpreposition with the article + adjective · masculine pluralWhen you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.here: in the fools
- Ecclesiastes 6:8הַכְּסִ֑ילhakesilthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularWhat advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?here: the fool
- Ecclesiastes 7:4כְּסִילִ֖יםkesilimadjective · masculine pluralThe heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.here: fools
- Ecclesiastes 7:5כְּסִילִֽים׃kesilimadjective · masculine pluralIt is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.here: fools
- Ecclesiastes 7:6הַכְּסִ֑ילhakesilthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularFor like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.here: the fool
- Ecclesiastes 7:9כְּסִילִ֖יםkesilimadjective · masculine pluralDo not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.here: fools
- Ecclesiastes 9:17בַּכְּסִילִֽים׃bakesilimpreposition with the article + adjective · masculine pluralThe calm words of the wise are heeded over the shouts of a ruler among fools.here: among the fools
- Ecclesiastes 10:2כְּסִ֖ילkesiladjective · masculine singularA wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.here: a fool
- Ecclesiastes 10:12כְּסִ֖ילkesiladjective · masculine singularThe words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.here: a fool
- Ecclesiastes 10:15הַכְּסִילִ֖יםhakesilimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralThe toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city.here: the fools
Same headword in Strong's