BDB5586

[סָכַל] verb be foolish, or a fool, usually in moral or spititual sense (Syriac [untranscribed source text 3573] Aph`el act foolishly; [untranscribed source text 3574] foolish, etc., ᵑ7 סְכַל derived species, act foolishly; סַכְלָא fool; Christian-Palestinian Aramaic [untranscribed source text 3575], Aph`el = ἁμαρτάνω, also derivatives Schw^{Idioticon 62}; Assyrian saklu , perhaps foolish, Dl^{HWB 498} ; Aramaic [untranscribed source text 3576] סְכַל know, be intelligent, cause to understand, etc. (derived species), compare שׂכל ; Mei^{Chrest. Targ.} derives both these opposite meanings from Arabic [untranscribed source text 3577] form, likeness. Gerber¹⁷⁸ thinks Hebrew verb denominative); —