ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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ܣܟܠ S-K-L
be foolish, senseless
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܣܟܠܐ
sklʾ
skl'
be foolish, senseless Matthew 7:26 Matthew 23:17 Matthew 23:19 1 Corinthians 3:18 1 Corinthians 15:36 2 Corinthians 11:16 Ephesians 5:15 2 Timothy 2:23 Psalms 74:18 Proverbs 6:12 Proverbs 10:23 Proverbs 12:1 Proverbs 12:16 Proverbs 13:20 Proverbs 14:7 Proverbs 15:5 Proverbs 15:20 Proverbs 17:10 Proverbs 17:18 Proverbs 17:21 ... +17
ܣܘܟܠܐ
swklʾ
swkl'
be foolish, senseless Psalms 49:4 Proverbs 3:13 Proverbs 4:5 Proverbs 4:7 Proverbs 8:14 Proverbs 9:10 Proverbs 13:15 Proverbs 16:16 Proverbs 16:21 Proverbs 16:22 Proverbs 17:8 Proverbs 21:30 Proverbs 30:2 Isaiah 56:11 Isaiah 57:1 Isaiah 59:15
ܕܣܟܠܐ
dsklʾ
dskl'
of-be foolish, senseless 2 Corinthians 11:16 1 Peter 2:15 Proverbs 12:15 Proverbs 14:3 Proverbs 17:24 Proverbs 18:6 Proverbs 18:7 Proverbs 24:9 Proverbs 26:7 Proverbs 26:9 Proverbs 26:10 Proverbs 27:3
ܘܣܘܟܠܐ
wswklʾ
wswkl'
be foolish, senseless Psalms 111:10 Proverbs 2:6 Proverbs 2:11 Proverbs 3:4 Proverbs 4:1 Proverbs 8:1 Proverbs 21:20 Proverbs 23:23 Isaiah 29:14 Isaiah 44:18
ܠܣܟܠܐ
lsklʾ
lskl'
to-be foolish, senseless Proverbs 17:7 Proverbs 17:16 Proverbs 19:10 Proverbs 24:7 Proverbs 26:1 Proverbs 26:4 Proverbs 26:8 Proverbs 27:22
ܣܟܠܘܬܐ
sklwtʾ
sklwth'
be foolish, senseless[abst] Acts 24:20 Acts 25:11 Romans 5:16 Romans 5:17 Romans 5:18 2 Corinthians 12:13 Ephesians 6:9
ܕܣ̈ܟܠܐ
dsklʾ
dskl'
of-be foolish, senseless Proverbs 12:23 Proverbs 14:8 Proverbs 14:33 Proverbs 15:7 Proverbs 16:22
ܣܟܠܘܬܗ
sklwth
sklwthh
be foolish, senseless[abst]-his Matthew 18:35 Acts 25:27 Hebrews 9:7 Proverbs 26:4 Proverbs 27:22
ܘܣܟܠܐ
wsklʾ
wskl'
and-be foolish, senseless Romans 1:14 Psalms 92:7 Proverbs 11:29 Proverbs 13:16 Proverbs 14:16
ܣܟ̈ܠܐ
sklʾ
skl'
be foolish, senseless Psalms 49:11 Psalms 74:22 Psalms 94:8 Isaiah 29:24
ܘܣܟ̈ܠܐ
wsklʾ
wskl'
and-be foolish, senseless Proverbs 1:22 Proverbs 3:35 Isaiah 35:8
ܘܠܣܘܟܠܐ
wlswklʾ
wlswkl'
be foolish, senseless Colossians 2:2 Proverbs 2:3 Proverbs 7:4
ܣ̈ܟܠܐ
sklʾ
skl'
be foolish, senseless Proverbs 14:9 Proverbs 14:18 Proverbs 22:3
ܕܣܘܟܠܐ
dswklʾ
dswkl'
be foolish, senseless Proverbs 1:2 Proverbs 21:16 Isaiah 40:14
ܣܟܠܬܐ
skltʾ
sklth'
be foolish, senseless[fem] Matthew 25:3 Matthew 25:8 Titus 3:9
ܕܣܟܠ
dskl
dskl
of-be foolish, senseless Proverbs 15:21 Proverbs 20:3 Isaiah 32:4
ܢܣܟܠ
nskl
nskl
[impf]be foolish, senseless Matthew 18:21 Luke 17:4 Isaiah 28:9
ܣܘܟܠ
swkl
swkl
be foolish, senseless Ephesians 1:8 Philippians 1:9 Colossians 1:9
ܡܣܟܠܝܢ
msklyn
msklyn
[ptcp]be foolish, senseless[pl] Acts 7:26 1 Corinthians 8:12 1 Corinthians 8:12
ܕܡܣܟܠ
dmskl
dmskl
that.from-be foolish, senseless Acts 7:24 Acts 7:27 2 Corinthians 7:12
ܘܒܣܘܟܠܐ
wbswklʾ
wbswkl'
be foolish, senseless Psalms 78:72 Proverbs 24:3
ܠܣܘܟܠܐ
lswklʾ
lswkl'
be foolish, senseless Proverbs 2:2 Proverbs 2:3
ܕܣܟ̈ܠܐ
dsklʾ
dskl'
of-be foolish, senseless Proverbs 14:24 Proverbs 15:2
ܒܣܟܠܘܬܐ
bsklwtʾ
bsklwth'
in-be foolish, senseless[abst] Galatians 6:1 Psalms 59:5
ܠܣܘܟܠܗ
lswklh
lswklh
be foolish, senseless Psalms 147:5 Isaiah 40:28
ܐܣܟܠ
ʾskl
'skl
[impf]be foolish, senseless Aphel Matthew 18:15 Acts 25:8
ܣܘܟܠܗ
swklh
swklh
be foolish, senseless Proverbs 10:23 Proverbs 19:11
ܣܟܠܘ
sklw
sklw
be foolish, senseless[3pl] Peal Acts 16:37 Acts 25:5
ܘܣ̈ܟܠܘܬܐ
wsklwtʾ
wsklwth'
and-be foolish, senseless[abst] Psalms 25:7
ܡܣܟܠܘ
msklw
msklw
[ptcp]be foolish, senseless[3pl] 2 Corinthians 11:7
ܒܐܣܟܘܠܐ
bʾskwlʾ
b'skwl'
be foolish, senseless Acts 19:9
ܕܣܟܠܢ
dskln
dskln
of-be foolish, senseless-them 1 Timothy 6:9
ܒܣܘܟܠܗ
bswklh
bswklh
be foolish, senseless Proverbs 3:19
ܠܣܟܠܘܗܝ
lsklwhy
lsklwhy
to-be foolish, senseless-her 1 Corinthians 1:27
ܒܣܟܠܘܬܗ
bsklwth
bsklwthh
in-be foolish, senseless[abst]-his Proverbs 26:11
ܘܣܟܠ
wskl
wskl
and-be foolish, senseless Psalms 119:130
ܡܣܟܠ
mskl
mskl
[ptcp]be foolish, senseless Isaiah 44:25
ܣܟܠ
skl
skl
be foolish, senseless Peal Proverbs 14:29
ܘܣܟܠܗ
wsklh
wsklh
and-be foolish, senseless-his Isaiah 40:14
ܐܣܟܠܬܘܢ
ʾskltwn
'sklthwn
[impf]be foolish, senseless-you(pl) Aphel Galatians 4:12
ܒܣܘܟܠܐ
bswklʾ
bswkl'
be foolish, senseless Romans 1:20
ܘܣܟܠܬܐ
wskltʾ
wsklth'
and-be foolish, senseless[fem] Proverbs 14:1
ܣܟܠܝܢ
sklyn
sklyn
be foolish, senseless[pl] Galatians 3:3
ܣܟ̈ܠܝ
skly
skly
be foolish, senseless-my Psalms 76:6
ܘܕܣܘܟܠܐ
wdswklʾ
wdswkl'
be foolish, senseless Isaiah 11:2
ܘܠܣܟܠܐ
wlsklʾ
wlskl'
and.to-be foolish, senseless Proverbs 17:12
ܣܟܠܢ
skln
skln
be foolish, senseless-them Matthew 25:2
ܐܣܟܠܬ
ʾsklt
'sklth
[impf]be foolish, senseless[perf] Aphel 2 Corinthians 11:7
ܕܐܣܟܠ
dʾskl
d'skl
of-[impf]be foolish, senseless Aphel Colossians 3:25
ܘܐܣܟܠܢ
wʾskln
w'skln
and-[impf]be foolish, senseless-them Aphel Psalms 106:6
ܘܒܣܘܟܠܟ
wbswklk
wbswklk
be foolish, senseless Ezekiel 28:4
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
שָׂכַל sakal to understand
סָכַל sáḵal to understand
סִכְלוּת sikhlút foolishness
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
سَكِيل sakīl foolish
سَكَّل sakkala to deceive
سُكَّال sukkāl foolish person