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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 3688. כָּסַל (kasal) -- To be foolish, to be stupid, to be dull-hearted</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/3688.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/jeremiah/10-8.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/3688.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 3688</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/3687.htm" title="3687">◄</a> 3688. kasal <a href="../hebrew/3689.htm" title="3689">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">kasal: To be foolish, to be stupid, to be dull-hearted</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">כָּסַל</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kacal<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kah-sahl<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kaw-sal')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To be foolish, to be stupid, to be dull-hearted<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to be fat, silly<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "kasal," the concept of foolishness is captured in the Greek New Testament by words such as "μωρός" (moros, Strong's G3474), meaning foolish or dull.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "kasal" primarily conveys the idea of foolishness or stupidity, often in a moral or spiritual sense. It is used to describe individuals who lack wisdom or understanding, particularly in their relationship with God. The term can imply a willful ignorance or a stubborn refusal to heed divine instruction.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, wisdom was highly valued and closely associated with righteousness and the fear of the Lord. Foolishness, on the other hand, was often linked to moral failure and a rejection of God's ways. The concept of "kasal" reflects a worldview where wisdom and folly are not merely intellectual states but are deeply connected to one's spiritual and ethical life.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to be or become stupid<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>foolish (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">כָסַל</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>be or become stupid</b></font> (Late Hebrew Aramaic in derivatives; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb049203.gif"> <em>be sluggish</em>, so North Syriac in derivatives; original meaning possibly <em>thick, plump, fat</em>; hence in good sense: <font class="hebrew2">כְּסָלִים</font> <em>loins</em>, <font class="hebrew2">כֶּסֶל</font>, <font class="hebrew2">כִּסְלָה</font> <em>confidence</em>; in bad sense: <font class="hebrew2">כֶּסֶל</font>, <font class="hebrew2">כִּסְלָה</font>, <font class="hebrew2">כְּסִילוּת</font> <em>stupidity, folly</em>, <font class="hebrew2">כְּסִיל</font> <em>stupid fellow</em>) — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">יִכְסָ֑לוּ</font> <em>they become stupid</em> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/10-8.htm">Jeremiah 10:8</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">יִבְעֲרוּ</font> <em>they become brutish</em>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>be foolish <p>A primitive root; properly, to be fat, i.e. (figuratively) silly -- be foolish. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְיִכְסָ֑לוּ ויכסלו veyichSalu wə·yiḵ·sā·lū wəyiḵsālū<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/10-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 10:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּבְאַחַ֖ת יִבְעֲר֣וּ <b> וְיִכְסָ֑לוּ </b> מוּסַ֥ר הֲבָלִ֖ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> stupid <span class="itali">and foolish</span> [In their] discipline<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> brutish <span class="itali">and foolish:</span> the stock<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/10-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> are altogether stupid <span class="itali">and foolish</span> discipline of delusion<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3688.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3688.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3688<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/veyichsalu_3688.htm">wə·yiḵ·sā·lū — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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