Quick Definition
be foolish
Strong's Definition
properly, to be slack, i.e. (figuratively) to be foolish
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: dote, be (become, do) foolish(-ly).
TWOT Reference: 830
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to be foolish, become fools, act foolishly, show wicked folly
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to show wicked folly
1a2) to become fools
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to be foolish, become fools, act foolishly, show wicked folly
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to show wicked folly
1a2) to become fools
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
יָאַל
yâal
BDB Definition:
1) to be foolish, become fools, act foolishly, show wicked folly
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to show wicked folly
1a2) to become fools
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 830
Total KJV Occurrences: 5