Sikhlut סִכְלוּת
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| סִכְלוּת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | sikhlut |
| Strong's number | H5531 (H5531B, H5531A) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | folly |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
Sikhlut (Hebrew סִכְלוּת, Strong's H5531) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “folly”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H5531B: folly
folly, foolishness
Also means: sikh.lut (שִׂכְלוּת "folly" H5531A)
Also means: sikh.lut (שִׂכְלוּת "folly" H5531A)
H5531A: folly
folly, foolishness
Another spelling of sikh.lut (סִכְלוּת "folly" H5531B)
Another spelling of sikh.lut (סִכְלוּת "folly" H5531B)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | folly (5), foolishness (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | folly (6), is folly (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Sikhlut, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes 1:17And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.
- Ecclesiastes 2:3I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
- Ecclesiastes 2:12And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.Then I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?
- Ecclesiastes 2:13Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:
- Ecclesiastes 7:25I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.
- Ecclesiastes 10:1Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
- Ecclesiastes 10:13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.
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).