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It often implies a successful outcome as a result of wise actions or decisions. In the context of the Hebrew Bible, "sakal" is frequently associated with the wisdom that comes from God, leading to prosperity and success in various endeavors.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, wisdom was highly valued and considered a divine gift. The ability to act wisely and prudently was seen as a sign of God's favor and blessing. Wisdom literature, such as Proverbs, often emphasizes the importance of seeking and applying wisdom in daily life. The concept of "sakal" reflects the broader biblical theme that true wisdom and success come from aligning one's actions with God's will and understanding.<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 foolish or a fool<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>acted foolishly (2), acted...foolishly (1), done* (1), done...foolishly (1), foolishly (1), foolishness (2), make (1), played the fool (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">סָכַל</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>be foolish, or a fool</b></font>, usually in moral or spititual sense (Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb069801.gif"> Aph`el <em>act foolishly</em>; <img src="/bdbgif/bdb069802.gif"> <em>foolish</em>, etc., <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> <font class="hebrew2">סְכַל</font> derived species, <em>act foolishly</em>; <font class="hebrew2">סַכְלָא</font> <em>fool</em>; Christian-Palestinian Aramaic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb069803.gif">, Aph`el = <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ἁμαρτάνω</font>, also derivatives Schw<sup>Idioticon 62</sup>; Assyrian <i><em>saklu</em></i>, perhaps <em>foolish</em>, Dl<sup>HWB 498</sup>; Aramaic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb069804.gif"> <font class="hebrew2">סְכַל</font> <em>know, be intelligent, cause to understand</em>, etc. (derived species), compare <font class="hebrew2">שׂכל</font>; Mei<sup>Chrest. Targ.</sup> derives both these opposite meanings from Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb069805.gif"> <em>form, likeness</em>. Gerber<sup>178</sup> thinks Hebrew verb denominative); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Piel</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">יְסַכֵּל</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/44-25.htm">Isaiah 44:25</a>, <em>Imperative</em> <font class="hebrew2">סַכֶּלנָֿא</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/15-31.htm">2 Samuel 15:31</a>, <em>make foolish, turn into foolishness</em>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Niph`al</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>2masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">נִסְכַּלְתָּ</font>2Chronicles 16:9; <font class="hebrew2">נִסְכָּ֑לְתָּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/13-13.htm">1 Samuel 13:13</a>; 1singular <font class="hebrew2">נִסְכַּלְתִּי</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/24-10.htm">2 Samuel 24:10</a> = <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/21-8.htm">1 Chronicles 21:8</a>, <em>act or do foolishly</em>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hiph`il</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>2masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">הִסְכַּלְתָּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/31-28.htm">Genesis 31:28</a> (E), 1 singular <font class="hebrew2">הִסְכַּלְתִּי</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/26-21.htm">1 Samuel 26:21</a>, <em>do foolishly, play the fool</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 silly, play the fool<p>For <a href="/hebrew/3688.htm">kacal</a>; to be silly -- do (make, play the, turn into) fool(-ish, -ishly, -ishness). <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3688.htm">kacal</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הִסְכַּ֛לְתִּי הִסְכַּ֥לְתָּֽ הסכלת הסכלתי יְשַׂכֵּֽל׃ ישכל׃ נִסְכַּ֖לְתִּי נִסְכַּ֣לְתָּ נִסְכָּ֑לְתָּ נסכלת נסכלתי סַכֶּל־ סכל־ his·kal·tā his·kal·tî hisKalta hiskaltā hisKalti hiskaltî nis·kā·lə·tā nis·kal·tā nis·kal·tî niskālətā nisKalta niskaltā nisKalti niskaltî sak·kel- sakkel sakkel- yə·śak·kêl yesakKel yəśakkêl<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/genesis/31-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 31:28</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/31.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְלִבְנֹתָ֑י עַתָּ֖ה <b> הִסְכַּ֥לְתָּֽ </b> עֲשֽׂוֹ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/31.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Now <span class="itali">you have done</span> foolishly.<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/31.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and my daughters? <span class="itali">thou hast now done foolishly</span> in [so] doing.<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/31-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> first henceforth <span class="itali">foolishly</span> in doing<p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/13-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 13:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶל־ שָׁא֖וּל <b> נִסְכָּ֑לְתָּ </b> לֹ֣א שָׁמַ֗רְתָּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to Saul, <span class="itali">You have acted foolishly;</span> you have not kept<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to Saul, <span class="itali">Thou hast done foolishly:</span> thou hast not kept<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/13-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> over to Saul <span class="itali">have acted</span> have not kept<p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/26-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 26:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/26.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַזֶּ֑ה הִנֵּ֥ה <b> הִסְכַּ֛לְתִּי </b> וָאֶשְׁגֶּ֖ה הַרְבֵּ֥ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Behold, <span class="itali">I have played the fool</span> and have committed<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> this day: <span class="itali">behold, I have played the fool,</span> and have erred<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/26-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> this Behold <span class="itali">have played</span> committed abundance <p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/15-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 15:31</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔ד <b> סַכֶּל־ </b> נָ֛א אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I pray, <span class="itali">make</span> the counsel<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Ahithophel <span class="itali">into foolishness.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/15-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> said and David <span class="itali">make</span> pray the counsel<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/24-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 24:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/24.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַבְדְּךָ֔ כִּ֥י <b> נִסְכַּ֖לְתִּי </b> מְאֹֽד׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Your servant, <span class="itali">for I have acted</span> very<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for I have done very <span class="itali">foolishly.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/24-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of your servant for <span class="itali">have acted</span> very<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/21-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 21:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַבְדְּךָ֔ כִּ֥י <b> נִסְכַּ֖לְתִּי </b> מְאֹֽד׃ פ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Your servant, <span class="itali">for I have done</span> very<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for I have done very <span class="itali">foolishly.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/21-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of your servant for <span class="itali">have done</span> very<p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/16-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 16:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שָׁלֵ֛ם אֵלָ֖יו <b> נִסְכַּ֣לְתָּ </b> עַל־ זֹ֑את</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is completely <span class="itali">His. You have acted foolishly</span> in this.<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [is] perfect <span class="itali">toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly:</span> therefore from henceforth<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/16-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> is completely about <span class="itali">have acted</span> and likewise<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/44-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 44:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/44.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אָח֖וֹר וְדַעְתָּ֥ם <b> יְשַׂכֵּֽל׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/44.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> their knowledge <span class="itali">into foolishness,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/44.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and maketh their knowledge <span class="itali">foolish;</span><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/44-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> back their knowledge <span class="itali">foolishness</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5528.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5528.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5528<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/hiskalta_5528.htm">his·kal·tā — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/hiskalti_5528.htm">his·kal·tî — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/niskalta_5528.htm">nis·kā·lə·tā — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/niskalti_5528.htm">nis·kal·tî — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/sakkel_5528.htm">sak·kel- — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yesakkel_5528.htm">yə·śak·kêl — 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/5527b.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5527b"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5527b" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/5529.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5529"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5529" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>