Lexicon
כָּסַל
ka.sal
H3688
H:V Hebrew

be stupid

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ka.sal describes people characterized in Jeremiah 10:8 as brutish and foolish.

In Jeremiah 10:8, the term is used of a plural group characterized by the verse as brutish and foolish.

Senses in use

  1. Being characterized as foolish · dominant

    The Qal imperfect third masculine plural form describes “they” in Jeremiah 10:8; in Jeremiah 10:8 the APB renders the surrounding statement, “They are altogether brutish and foolish.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 10:8, the APB presents the group as “altogether brutish and foolish,”, so its precise English contribution cannot be isolated with certainty.

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