סכל

סכל • (transliteration needed)

1. to do wrong, to behave foolishly
2. to understand

סָכָל • (sakhál) (feminine סְכָלָה, masculine plural סְכָלִים, feminine plural סְכָלוֹת)

1. (of a person, archaic) Stupid, lacking basic intelligence.
   • Tanach, Jeremiah 5:21, with translation of the King James Version:

     שִׁמְעוּ־נָא זֹאת עַם סָכָל וְאֵין לֵב עֵינַיִם לָהֶם וְלֹא יִרְאוּ אׇזְנַיִם לָהֶם וְלֹא יִשְׁמָעוּ׃

     shim'u-ná zot am sakhál v'éin lev eináyim lahém v'ló yir'ú oznáyim lahém v'ló yishmá'u

     Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not.

סֶכֶל • (sékhel) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. (obsolete) Folly, foolishness.
   • Tanach, Ecclesiastes 10:6, with translation of the King James Version:

     נִתַּן הַסֶּכֶל בַּמְּרוֹמִים רַבִּים וַעֲשִׁירִים בַּשֵּׁפֶל יֵשֵׁבוּ׃

     nitán hasékhel bam'romím rabím va'ashirím bashéfel yeshévu.

     Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

סִכֵּל • (sikél) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of סיכל.

סֻכַּל • (sukál) (pu'al construction)

1. defective spelling of סוכל.