To be foolish, to be ignorant, to be without understanding

H2974
Hebrew
UBS
יָאַל
yâʼalyaw-al'
Verb

Definition

= to be and/or behave like one with little insight, education or wisdom; ≈ pejorative (see the related term {L:אִוֶּלֶת<SDBH:אִוֶּלֶת>})

Semantic Domains

Foolish
Willing
Think

Etymology

a primitive root (probably rather the same as H2973 (יָאַל) through the idea of mental weakness);

KJV Translations

assay, begin, be content, please, take upon, willingly, would

Occurrences19
Frequency Rank#1454

Verse Usage

This word appears 19 times in the Bible. Verse examples coming soon.