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kesel כֶּ֫סֶל ‘loin’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from kāsal כָּסַל ‘be stupid’
Roots: כסל

kesel n, m
1) loins, flank
2) stupidity, folly
3) confidence, hope

Mentioned in Codex Leviticus 3:4, 3:10, 3:15, 4:9, 7:4 Psalms 49:14, 38:8, 78:7 Proverbs 3:26 Job 31:24, 8:14, 15:27 Ecclesiastes 7:25

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