Strong H2973יָאַל
be foolish
- Transliteration
- yâ'al
- Pronunciation
- yaw-al'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Verb
Definition
A primitive root; properly to be {slack} that {is} (figuratively) to be foolish: - {dote} be ({become} do) foolish (-ly).
Detailed definition
1) to be foolish, become fools, act foolishly, show wicked folly
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to show wicked folly
1a2) to become fools
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to show wicked folly
1a2) to become fools
In the Bible
Strong H2973 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- be1
- dote1
- fool1
- wherein1
First verses
- Numbers 12:11And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.
- Isaiah 19:13The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof.
- Jeremiah 5:4Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God.
- Jeremiah 50:36A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.