Yaal יָאַל
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| יָאַל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | yaal |
| Strong's number | H2973 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | be foolish |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Jeremiah (2) |
Yaal (Hebrew יָאַל, Strong's H2973) is a Hebrew verb meaning “be foolish”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
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
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | foolishly (1), fools (1), foolish (1), dote (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | we have so foolishly (1), have become fools (1), they have played the fool (1), they will become fools (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Yaal, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Numbers
- 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.and said to Moses, “My lord, please do not hold against us this sin we have so foolishly committed.
Isaiah
- 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.The princes of Zoan have become fools; the princes of Memphis are deceived. The cornerstones of her tribes have led Egypt astray.
Jeremiah
- 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.Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice 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.A sword is against her false prophets, and they will become fools. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be filled with terror.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).