Lexicon
שִׂכְלוּת
sikh.lut
H5531A
H:N-F Hebrew

folly

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Occurrences
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Hebrew
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sikh.lut denotes folly as an object of inquiry alongside wisdom and madness.

The lone attestation places the noun among matters the speaker sought to know, alongside wisdom and madness.

Senses in use

  1. Folly considered as an object of inquiry · dominant

    In Ecclesiastes 1:17, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the speaker's purpose to know wisdom, madness, and this term; the APB renders the verse, "I applied my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ecclesiastes 1:17, the APB includes "folly" in the speaker's stated inquiry.

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