Proverbs 26:11 — Word Study
WLCכְּ֭כֶלֶב שָׁ֣ב עַל־ קֵא֑וֹ כְּ֝סִ֗יל שׁוֹנֶ֥ה בְאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃
BSAAs a dogkeleb [despised or lowly creature] returnsshûwb [to turn back, repeat] toʻal its vomitqêʼ [to throw up, be sick] so a foolkᵉçîyl [stupid, silly, rejecting God] repeatsshânâh [does again, reverts to] his follyʼivveleth [foolishness, ridiculous behavior, silliness]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| כְּ֭כֶלֶב | like a dog | Preposition, noun common masculine singular absolute |
| שָׁ֣ב | [which] returns | Verb, Qal, participle (active) masculine singular |
| עַל־ | to | Preposition |
| קֵא֑וֹ | own vomit its | Noun common masculine singular construct, suffix |
| כְּ֝סִ֗יל | a fool | Adj |
| שׁוֹנֶ֥ה | [who] repeats | Verb, Qal, participle (active) masculine singular |
| בְאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ | foolishness his | Preposition, noun common feminine singular construct, suffix |
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| BSB | As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly. |
| KJV | As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. |
| ASV | As a dog that returneth to his vomit, So is a fool that repeateth his folly. |
| YLT | As a dog hath returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly. |
| WEB | As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly. |
| BBE | Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again. |
Where they part company is כְּסִיל — see How Translations Differ.
The sentence has a main clause followed by two subordinate phrases, clearly illustrating the comparison between a dog and a fool.
8 commentators on this verse
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clause
verbשׁוּב
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Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.
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Deep Study — Proverbs 26:11
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Context — Wisdom on Foolishnessgenerated
Proverbs 26:11 presents a vivid metaphor comparing the actions of a fool to a dog returning to its vomit. This illustrates the foolishness of repeating one's errors without learning from them. The surrounding verses emphasize the dangers of associating with foolish individuals and the consequences of their actions, reinforcing the wisdom of avoiding folly.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exodus 8:15 | When Pharaoh saw that there was relief, however, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said. |
| 2 | Matthew 12:45 | Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there; and the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.” |
| 3 | 2 Peter 2:22 | Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.” |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 3 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — כְּסִיל, ke.Silgenerated
The Hebrew word כְּסִיל (*kciyl*) describes a fool, someone lacking wisdom or understanding. It is often used to refer to individuals who reject God's guidance and act in a silly or arrogant manner.
This word appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, consistently conveying a sense of absurdity in foolish behavior. Its usage warns against the pitfalls of folly and emphasizes the importance of seeking wisdom.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against. The BSB has a fool, which is also used by the KJV, ASV, and several other translations.
Where they part company is כְּסִיל — stupid (FBV) takes a more informal approach, while the other versions maintain the traditional rendering of a fool.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The finite verbs שָׁ֣ב (*shav*) and שׁוֹנֶ֥ה (*shoneh*) govern the structure of the verse. The first verb describes the action of returning, while the second indicates the repetition of folly.
The sentence is structured with a main clause followed by two phrases: a prepositional phrase describing the action and a noun phrase that specifies the subject, creating a clear comparison.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates כְּסִיל as ἄφρων (*aphrōn*), which conveys a similar meaning of foolishness but carries a slightly different nuance in Greek, emphasizing a lack of understanding.
This choice reflects the translators' interpretation of the Hebrew term, aiming to communicate the same moral lesson about the nature of folly.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Proverbs 26:11 compares a fool to a dog that returns to its vomit, illustrating how foolish people often repeat their mistakes. This verse warns against the absurdity of such behavior, emphasizing the importance of learning from one's errors.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
It means that a foolish person often makes the same mistakes over and over again, failing to learn from past experiences.
The metaphor highlights the disgusting nature of repeating foolish actions, suggesting that just as a dog returns to something repulsive, a fool returns to their own foolishness.
This verse emphasizes the contrast between wisdom and foolishness, illustrating that wise individuals learn from their mistakes, while fools do not.
We can learn the importance of reflecting on our actions and making changes to avoid repeating mistakes, striving for wisdom instead of folly.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What are some mistakes I have repeated in my life, and what can I learn from them?
- How can I apply the wisdom of this proverb to my daily decisions?
- In what ways can I encourage others to learn from their mistakes rather than repeating them?
- What steps can I take to seek wisdom and avoid foolish behavior?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Early church fathers reference this verse to discuss the nature of foolishness and the importance of vigilance in one's spiritual life.
Don’t you know that people so unconcerned about their own salvation and vacillating between attention to it and headlong course into the devil’s net are compared in sacred Scripture with dogs? It says, remember,Early Church Fathers on Proverbs 26 →
These, no doubt, are the things suffered by clerics, monks or virgins who are proud, disobedient and lukewarm. When at the beginning of their life they abandoned the ways of this world and with a fervent spirit fled to the service of holy…Early Church Fathers on Proverbs 26 →
We have learned that in some less observant monasteries, men have entered and brought their capital with them and later, losing their religious fervor, have made great trouble in demanding their property.Early Church Fathers on Proverbs 26 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Proverbs 26:11 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAs a dog returneth to his vomit,.... Who being sick with what he has eaten, casts it up again, and afterwards returns unto it and licks it up; [so] a fool returneth to his folly, or "repeats" (a) it,
Read John Gill on Proverbs 26 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryAs a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. As a dog returneth to his vomit - quoted in 2 Peter 2:22, and so stamped with inspired authority. As a dog swallows again that which he has vomited.
Read Robert Jamieson on Proverbs 26 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleAs a dog returneth to his vomit, to lick up that which he had lately vomited, forgetting how burdensome and vexatious it was to him, so a fool returneth to his folly; such like is the impudence and madness of sinners, who having smarted for their sins, and been forced to forsake them far a time, do afterwards return to the commission of them.
Read Matthew Poole on Proverbs 26 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsProverbs 26:11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, [so] a fool returneth to his folly.Ver. 11. As a dog returneth to his vomit.] A homely comparison, able to make a true Christian ready to lay up all, but good enough for the odious apostate to whom it is applied. Such a one was Judas, Julian, Ecebolius, Baldvinus, Islebius, Agricola, that first Antinomian, - who did many times promise amendment, and yet afterwards fell to his error again; - after that he condemned his error, and recanted it in a public auditory, and printed his revocation; yet when Luther was dead, he relapsed into that error, so hard a thing is it to get poison out when once swallowed down. Harding, Bishop Jewel’ s…
Read John Trapp on Proverbs 26 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(11) So a fool returneth to his folly.—Though he knows it to be folly, and ruinous to him: but vice has become to him a second nature, and he cannot, even if he would, escape from it. This is especially true of those who have given way to drink or impurity of life.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Proverbs 26 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 11. As a dog returneth to his vomit] 2 Peter 2:22.
Read AdamClarke on Proverbs 26 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges11. So a fool returneth to] Rather, So is a fool that repeateth, R.V.; iterat, Vulg. The Heb. word is not the same as in the first clause of the verse. Comp. on the proverb 2 Peter 2:22. Proverbs 26:13-16. Another small group of four proverbs, of which the “sluggard” is the subject.
Read Cambridge on Proverbs 26 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible11. As a dog returneth — Compare 2 Peter 2:22. Returneth to his folly — Repeats it, or turns back unto it. Compare Matthew 12:45; John 5:14; Hebrews 6:4-8.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Proverbs 26 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
Tyndale line
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
As a dog that returneth to his vomit, So is a fool that repeateth his folly.
As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is a fool that repeateth his folly.
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
As a dog turneth againe to his owne vomit, so a foole turneth to his foolishnes.
Strictly literal
As a dog turneth back to its vomit, [so] a fool repeateth his folly.
As a dog hath returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly.
As a dog has returned to its vomit, || A fool is repeating his folly.
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so doth a fool repeat to act in his folly.
As a dog returns to his own vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
From the Latin
As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is the fool that repeateth his folly.
Simplified
Stupid people repeat their stupidity like a dog returning to its vomit.
Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.
Word by word, the decisions they made
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint show agreement in the overall message of the verse, though the Septuagint's word order and specific terms differ. Both texts convey the idea of foolishness through the metaphor of a dog returning to its vomit.
כְּ֭כֶלֶב שָׁ֣ב עַל־ קֵא֑וֹ כְּ֝סִ֗יל שׁוֹנֶ֥ה בְאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃
4 of the 7 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Proverbs 26:11
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
The Hebrew word כֶּ֫לֶב (*keleb*) means 'dog' and can refer to the animal literally or figuratively in contexts of contempt or abasement. It also denotes male cult prostitutes in a euphemistic sense. The term appears in various Old Testament verses, often associated with negative connotations, such as in 1 Samuel 17:43 and 2 Samuel 9:8.
כֶּ֫לֶב n.m. I S 24:15 dog (NH id.; Ph. כלב; Aram. כֶּ֫לְבָּא, Syriac; Ar. Arabic; Eth. Ethiopic As. kalbu DI HWB 328)—abs. כ׳ Ju 7:5 + 16 t., כָּ֑לֶב ψ 59:7, 15; pl. כְּלָבִים 1 K 14:11 + 12 t.; cstr. כַּלְבֵי Jb 30:1; sf. כְּלָבֶיךָ ψ 68:24;—dog:
lit. 1 K 14:11 16:4 21:19, 19, 23, 24 22:38 2 K 9:10, 36 (all of fierce, hungry dogs, devouring dead bodies and licking blood); cf. Je 15:3 and (לְשׁוֹן כְּלָבֶיךָ) ψ 68:24; eating torn flesh, Ex 22:30 (E), כַּלְבֵי צֹאנִי = my sheep-dogs, only Jb 30:1 (in both these with implied inferiority); dog-sacrifice was a heathen rite Read the full entry →
H3611 כֶּ֫לֶב dog
3611 keleb keh'-leb
from an unused root means. to yelp, or else to attack; a dog;
hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute:--dog.
כֶּ֫לֶב (ke.lev) — dog.
1) dog
1a) dog (literal)
1b) contempt or abasement (fig.)
1c) of pagan sacrifice
1d) of male cult prostitute (fig.)
Prep | N-ms — Preposition · noun common masculine singular absoluteHR/Ncmsa
kelebh; (compare Arabic kelb, "dog"); kuon; (and diminutive kunarion): References to the dog, both in the Old Testament and in the New Testament, are usually of a contemptuous character. A dog, and especially a dead dog, is used as a figure of insignificance. Goliath says to David (1Sa 17:43): "Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves?" David says to Saul (1Sa 24:14): "After whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea." Mephibosheth says to David (2Sa 9:8): "What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?" The same figure is found in the words of Hazael to Elisha (2Ki 8:13). The meaning, which is obscure in the King James Version…
Dog
Frequently mentioned both in the Old and New Testaments. Dogs were used by the Hebrews as a watch for their houses (Isa. 56:10), and for guarding their flocks (Job 30:1). There were also then as now troops of semi-wild dogs that wandered about devouring dead bodies and the offal of the streets (1 Kings 14:11; 16:4; 21:19, 23; 22:38; Ps. 59:6, 14).
As the dog was an unclean animal, the terms “dog,” “dog’s head,” “dead dog,” were used as terms of reproach or of humiliation (1 Sam. 24:14; 2 Sam. 3:8; 9:8; 16:9). Paul calls false apostles “dogs” (
an animal frequently mentioned in Scripture. It was used by the hebrews as a watch for their houses, (Isaiah 56:10) and for guarding their flocks. (Job 30:1) Then also, as now troops of hungry and semi-wild dogs used to wander about the fields and the streets of the cities, devouring dead bodies and other offal, (1 Kings 14:11; 21:19,23; 22:38; Psalms 59:6) and thus became so savage and fierce and such objects of dislike that fierce and cruel enemies are poetically styled dogs in (Psalms 22:16,20) moreover the dog being an unclean animal, (Isaiah 66:3) the epithets dog, dead dog, dog’s head, were used as terms of reproach or of humility in speaking of one’s self. (
There are many dogs in the countries where the Bible was written, but the people do not like them as well as we do, and do not let them live about their yards and houses. So the dogs go wandering about without any master, and live on whatever they can find in the streets or around the markets. In Ps 59 you will find the verse: "They return at evening; they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city,"-and a little farther on you will see, "Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied." These verses show that the dogs wandered about in those days just as they do now. Sometimes when they do not find enough to eat, they become very fierce and cruel, so that you would be afraid to meet one of them.
There is a sad story in some of the chapters of the two books of Kings, in which you will find these dogs mentioned. There was a very proud and wicked queen…
The Hebrew word שׁוּב (shuwb) means to turn back or return, covering a wide range of contexts including physical, spiritual, and relational. It can denote returning to a previous state, repenting, or even apostatizing. The entries describe various forms and uses, including bringing back, restoring, and refreshing. Notably, it can also imply a change in course of action.
שׁוּב 1056 vb. turn back, return
Qal 683;—turn back, return:
turn back
return, come or go back
esp. return unto
of dying
of revival from death
fig. of human relations:
return to leader, king
= change so as to appoach (in purpose, desire)
turn, i.e. resort to
return to a physical condition
abs. = change course of action
fig., specif. of spiritual relations:
turn back from God = apostatize
of י׳, turn away
turn back to God (= seek penitently)
abs. repent
turn back from evil
of י׳
of י׳, return (to shew favour)
of inanimate things (sts. personified, or treated as things of life):
denoting repetition, etc.
trans.
Pō‛l.
bring back
fig. restore, refresh
restore, repair
lead away (enticingly)
shew turning = apostatize
Hiph. 353 cause to return, bring back
bring back into bondage
put back
= draw back
= give back, restore
= relinguish
= give in payment, requital
bring one back (from dead)
bring back heart
= refresh
H7725 שׁוּב turn back, return .—turn back, return: . turn back
. return, come or go back
. esp. return unto
. . of dying
. of revival from death
. fig. of human relations: . return to leader, king
. = change so as to appoach (in purpose, desire)
. turn, i.e. resort to
. return to a physical condition
. abs. = change course of action
. fig., specif. of spiritual relations: . turn back from God = apostatize
. of י׳, turn away
. turn back to God (= seek penitently)
. abs. repent
. turn back from evil
. of י׳
. of י׳, return (to shew favour)
. of inanimate things (sts. personified, or treated as things of life):
. denoting repetition, etc.
. trans.
. . bring back
. . fig. restore, refresh
. restore, repair
. lead away (enticingly)
. shew turning = apostatize
. cause to return, bring back . . bring back into bondage
. put back
. = draw back
. = give back, restore
. = relinguish
. = give in payment, requital
7725 shuwb shoob
a primitive root; to turn back (hence, away) transitively or
intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily
with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to
retreat; often adverbial, again:--((break, build, circumcise,
dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge,
make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) X again, (cause to) answer
(+ again), X in any case (wise), X at all, averse, bring
(again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back),
cease, X certainly, come again (back), X consider, +
continually, convert, deliver (again), + deny, draw back,
fetch home again, X fro, get (oneself) (back) again, X give
(again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see)
more, X needs, be past, X pay, pervert, pull in again, put
(again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh,
relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve,
שׁוּב (shuv) — to return: return.
: return
1) to return, turn back
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to turn back, return
1a1a) to turn back
1a1b) to return, come or go back
1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back
1a1d) of dying
1a1e) of human relations (fig)
1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig)
1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise
1a1f2) to turn away (of God)
1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent
1a1f4) turn back (from evil)
1a1g) of inanimate things
1a1h) in repetition
1b) (Polel)
1b1) to bring back
1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig)
1b3) to lead away (enticingly)
1b4) to show turning, apostatise
1c) (Pual) restored (participle)
1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back
1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment
1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore
1d3) to bring back, report to, answer
1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)
V-Qal — Verb · Qal · participle (active) masculine singularHVqrmsa
The Hebrew word עַל (*al*) is a preposition meaning 'upon' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including 'on account of,' 'beside,' 'above,' and 'against.' It can indicate physical placement, emotional burdens, or duties imposed on a person. The entries also note its use in idiomatic expressions and with verbs of motion. There is a mention of its function as a conjunction in certain contexts.
כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as
base
עַל, עָ֑ל
subst. height
As prep. upon, and hence on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
Upon, of the substratum upon which an object in any way rests, or on which an action is performed
—
of clothing, etc., which any one wears
With verbs of covering or protecting, even though the cover or veil be not over or above the thing covered, but around or before it
Of what rests heavily upon a person, or is a burden to him
Of a duty, payment, care, etc., imposed upon a person, or devolving on him
על is used idiom. to give pathos to the expression of an emotion, by emphasizing the person who is its subject, and who, as it were, feels it acting upon him
חָיָה עַל to live upon (as upon a foundation or support)
H5921a עַל, עָ֑ל . As prep. upon, and hence on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against . Upon, of the substratum upon which an object in any way rests, or on which an action is performed . — . of clothing, etc., which any one wears
. With verbs of covering or protecting, even though the cover or veil be not over or above the thing covered, but around or before it
. Of what rests heavily upon a person, or is a burden to him
. Of a duty, payment, care, etc., imposed upon a person, or devolving on him
. על is used idiom. to give pathos to the expression of an emotion, by emphasizing the person who is its subject, and who, as it were, feels it acting upon him
. חָיָה עַל to live upon (as upon a foundation or support)
5921 `al al
properly, the same as 5920 used as a preposition (in the
singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a
particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always
in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great
variety of applications (as follow):--above, according
to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, X as, at, because
of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, X both
and, by (reason of), X had the charge of, concerning for, in
(that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-)on, over, than,
through(-out), to, touching, X with.
see HEBREW for 05920
עַל (al) — upon.
prep
1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)
1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
1e) over (of suspension or extension)
1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
1h) to (as a dative)
[כִּי] עַל [כֵּן] ([ki] al [ken]) — as.
conj
Prep — PrepositionHR
קֵא (qe) and קִיא (qi) both mean 'vomit' or 'what is vomited up.' The words are closely related, with qe being a variant spelling of qi. The term appears in Proverbs 26:11, where it refers to a dog.
[קֵא] n.[m.] what is vomited up, vomit;—sf. Pr 26:11 (of dog).
ref
קִיא n.m. id. [s.bi.ab]
base
H6892a קֵא what is vomited up, vomit H6892b קִיא id. [6892a]
6892 qe' kay
or qiys {kee}; from 6958; vomit:--vomit.
see HEBREW for 06958
קֵא (qe) — vomit.
vomit, what is vomited up
Another spelling of qi (קִיא "vomit" H6892B)
קִיא (qi) — vomit.
vomit, what is vomited up
Also means: qe (קֵא "vomit" H6892A)
N-ms | Suff — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffixHNcmsc/Sp3ms
כְּסִיל (kciyl) refers to a fool or a stupid person. It is derived from a root meaning 'fat' and is used figuratively to describe someone who is foolish, simple-minded, or arrogant. The term appears in various contexts in the Old Testament, emphasizing a lack of wisdom or understanding.
כְּסִיל 70 n.m. stupid fellow, dullard, fool
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H3684 כְּסִיל
3684 kciyl kes-eel'
from 3688; properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or
silly:--fool(-ish).
see HEBREW for 03688
כְּסִיל (ke.sil) — fool.
fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one
Adj — AdjHAamsa
Any person who does not act wisely, that is, does not follow the warnings and requirements of God, which are founded in infinite wisdom. Hence "a fool" is put for a wicked man, an enemy or neglecter of God, Ps 14:1 Pr 19:1. So folly is put for wickedness, 2Sa 13:12,13 Ps 38:5, foolish lusts for wicked lusts, etc. Foolish talking, foolish questions, are vain, empty, unprofitable conversation, 2Ti 2:23.
שָׁנָה (shanah) is a Hebrew verb meaning to change or to repeat. It encompasses a range of meanings including altering, duplicating, and disguising oneself. The entries indicate various grammatical forms, such as Qal (to change), Piel (to alter), and Hithpael (to disguise). Notably, it can refer to both literal and figurative changes.
[שָׁנָה] vb. change
Qal I do not change
Pi. transit., change, alter
Pu. usu. is changed, mollified
Hithp. arise, pray, and disguise thyself.
base
שָׁנָה vb. repeat, do again
Qal do again
Niph. concerning the dream’s being repeated
base
H8138a שָׁנָה change H8138b שָׁנָה repeat, do again
8138 shanah shaw-naw'
a primitive root; to fold, i.e. duplicate (literally or
figuratively); by implication, to transmute (transitive or
intransitive):--do (speak, strike) again, alter, double, (be
given to) change, disguise, (be) diverse, pervert, prefer,
repeat, return, do the second time.
שָׁנָה (sha.nah) — to change.
1) change, alter
1a) (Qal) to change
1b) (Piel) to change, alter
1c) (Pual) to be changed, mollified
1d) (Hithpael) to disguise oneself
שָׁנָה (sha.nah) — to repeat.
1) to repeat, do again
1a) (Qal) to do again
1b) (Niphal) to be repeated
V-Qal — Verb · Qal · participle (active) masculine singularHVqrmsa
אִוֶּ֫לֶת (ivveleth) refers to folly or foolishness. It is derived from a root meaning silliness, and is categorized as a feminine noun. The term appears in contexts discussing foolish behavior or actions.
אִוֶּ֫לֶת 25 n.f. folly
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H200 אִוֶּ֫לֶת
200 'ivveleth iv-veh'-leth
from the same as 191; silliness:--folly, foolishly(-ness).
see HEBREW for 0191
אִוֶּ֫לֶת (iv.ve.let) — folly.
foolishness, folly
Prep | N-fs | Suff — Preposition · noun common feminine singular construct · suffixHR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms