Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #280534

OSHB Ecc 7:17 סָכָל (şākāl) Strongs=5530 Lemma=‘סָכָל’
contextual word gloss=‘a_fool’ word gloss=‘fool’
Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-977

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Other uses (3) of identical word form סָכָל (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘סָכָל’ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 3 different glosses: ‘[is]_a_fool’, ‘a_fool’, ‘fool’.

ECC 2:19 contextual word gloss=‘a_fool’ word gloss=‘fool’ OSHB ECC 2:19 word 6

OET-LV: 19 And_who is_knowing a_wise_person will _he _be or a _fool and_he _will _have _power in_all toil _of_my which_I _have _toiled and_which_I _have _been _wise under the_sun also this is_futility. (ECC_2:19)

OET-RV: 19 And who knows whether my successor will be wise or a fool?
⇔ He’ll have authority over all my projects that I worked hard on
⇔ and which I’ve applied wisdom to in this world.
⇔ That also was pointless. (ECC 2:19)

ECC 10:3 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_a_fool’ word gloss=‘fool’ OSHB ECC 10:3 word 9

OET-LV: 3 And_also on_way when_a_fool is_walking his/its_heart he _lacks and_saying(ms) to_everyone is_a _fool he. (ECC_10:3)

OET-RV: 3 and while they’re walking along the road,
⇔ the fool lacks common sense
⇔ and everyone is aware of what a fool they are. (ECC 10:3)

JER 5:21 contextual word gloss=‘fool’ word gloss=‘foolish’ OSHB JER 5:21 word 5

OET-LV: 21 Hear please this Oh _people fool and_who_there_is_not heart eyes to/for_them and_not they _see ears to/for_them and_not they _hear. (JER_5:21)

OET-RV: 21 ◙ (JER 5:21)