Strong's H2973

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יָאַל (yâʼal) v (yaw-al')
Source: a primitive root;
Meaning: properly, to be slack, i.e. (figuratively) to be foolish
KJV: dote, be (become, do) foolish(-ly).

Associated OET lemmas: יָאַל

UBS dictionary entries sharing a lemma or Strong’s identifier: יאל (H2973, H2974)

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

j.ad.aa

† I [יָאַל] vb. be foolish

Niph. do or act foolishly
- 1 shew wicked folly = sin
- 2 become fools, lacking insight and judgment

Recorded in 4 verses, in OET book order.

OET-LV: 11 And_ ʼAhₐron _he/it _said to Mosheh pardon _me my_master do _not please put on_us the_sin which we_have_acted_foolishly and_which we _have _sinned. (NUM 12:11)

OET-RV: 11 and he begged Mosheh, “Please, my master, please don’t make us suffer for our foolish disrespect and disobedience. (NUM 12:11)

Jump to OET NUM 12:11 section.

OET-LV: 13 The _officials _of Tsoˊan they_have_become_fools the _officials _of Nof/(Memphis) they _have _been _deceived the _corner _of its _tribes _of_her they _have _misled DOM Miʦrayim. (ISA 19:13)

OET-RV: 13 Tsoan’s officials have become fools.
⇔ ≈ Nof’s (Memphis’) leaders have been deceived.
⇔ Their tribal leaders have led Mitsrayim astray. (ISA 19:13)

Jump to OET ISA 19:13 section.

OET-LV: 4 And_I I _said only are_poor_people they they_have_acted_foolishly if/because not they _know the _way _of YHWH the _ordinance _of their _god _of_their. (JER 5:4)

OET-RV: 4 Then I thought that maybe they’re just poor people?
⇔ They act foolishly because they’re not educated about Yahweh’s way
⇔ or what their god requires of them? (JER 5:4)

Jump to OET JER 5:4 section.

OET-LV: 36 A _sword against the _empty_talkers and_they_will_become_fools a _sword against its _of_warriors and_they _will _be _shattered. (JER 50:36)

OET-RV: 36 War is coming for empty talkers and they’ll become fools.
⇔ Battles are coming against its warriors, and they’ll be terrified. (JER 50:36)

Jump to OET JER 50:36 section.

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