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sāxal סָכַל ‘be foolish’ (Hebrew)

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

sāxal v
1) to be foolish, be a fool
 1a) (Piel) to make foolish, turn into foolishness
 1b) (Niphal) to act or do foolishly
 1c) (Hiphil) to do foolishly, play the fool

Mentioned in Genesis 31:28 1 Samuel 13:13, 26:21 2 Samuel 15:31, 24:10 Isaiah 44:25 1 Chronicles 21:8 2 Chronicles 16:9

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