H3688 H3688
to become stupid, be foolish
This verb means to become stupid or act foolishly. In Jeremiah 10:8, it appears in parallel with 'become brutish,' describing the moral and intellectual degradation of those who worship idols. The prophet mocks idol worshipers: they become stupid together, taught by worthless wooden idols. The word suggests a process of stupefaction—idol worship doesn't just reflect existing foolishness but actively makes people more foolish. The root may originally have meant 'thick' or 'dull,' suggesting mental sluggishness, a numbing of the intellect through false worship.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — A verb meaning to become stupid or foolish, used in prophetic polemic against idolatry. The Spanish 'tontos' (fools) and the parallel with 'brutish' in Jeremiah emphasize the intellectual degradation that accompanies false worship. The construction 'they become stupid and foolish together' suggests both collective action and mutual reinforcement in folly—idol worship creates communities of stupidity. The prophetic mockery is biting: those who trust in carved images are instructed by wood, and their wisdom correspondingly becomes wooden. 1×
AR["وَيَحْمَقُونَ"]·ben["ও-মূর্খ-হয়-তারা"]·DE["[ויכסלו]"]·EN["and-foolish"]·FR["[ויכסלו]"]·heb["ו-יכסלו"]·HI["और-मूर्ख-हैं"]·ID["dan-tolol"]·IT["[ויכסלו]"]·jav["lan-piyambakipun-sami-mbodho"]·KO["그리고-그들이-우둥하니"]·PT["e-são-insensatos"]·RU["и-глупцы"]·ES["y-tontos"]·SW["na-wajinga"]·TR["ve-aptal-olurlar"]·urd["اور-بے-وقوف-ہیں"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† [כָּסַל] vb. be or become stupid (NH Aramaic in deriv.; Arabic كَسِلَ be sluggish, so N Syriac in deriv.; orig. meaning possibly thick, plump, fat; hence in good sense: כְּסָלִים, loins, כֶּסֶל, כִּסְלָה confidence; in bad sense: כֶּסֶל, כִּסְלָה, כְּסִילוּת stupidity, folly, כְּסִיל stupid fellow)— Qal Impf. יִכְסָ֑לוּ they become stupid Je 10:8 (‖ יִבְעֲרוּ they become brutish).