BDB4121
כְּסִילוּת noun feminine stupidity; — Prov 9:13 ׳ אֵשֶׁת כ, the woman Stupidity, in antithesis with חָכְמוֺת the Supreme Wisdom personified as a woman.
Strong's Lexicon
H3687
H3687 — כְּסִילוּת
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H3687 |
|---|---|
| Word: | כְּסִילוּת |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H3684 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | kciyluwth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kes-eel-ooth' |
| Meaning: | 1. silliness |
| KJV Renderings: | foolish. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
כסילות
Proverbs 9:13
- KJV: A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
- EHCC: A foolish woman (is) clamorous: