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Lexicon :: Strong's H3689 - kesel

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כֶּסֶל
Transliteration
kesel
Pronunciation
keh'-sel
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1011a

Strong’s Definitions

כֶּסֶל keçel, keh'-sel; from H3688; properly, fatness, i.e. by implication (literally) the loin (as the seat of the leaf fat) or (generally) the viscera; also (figuratively) silliness or (in a good sense) trust:—confidence, flank, folly, hope, loin.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H3689 in the following manner: flank (6x), hope (3x), folly (2x), loins (1x), confidence (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H3689 in the following manner: flank (6x), hope (3x), folly (2x), loins (1x), confidence (1x).

  1. loins, flank

  2. stupidity, folly

  3. confidence, hope

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כֶּסֶל keçel, keh'-sel; from H3688; properly, fatness, i.e. by implication (literally) the loin (as the seat of the leaf fat) or (generally) the viscera; also (figuratively) silliness or (in a good sense) trust:—confidence, flank, folly, hope, loin.
STRONGS H3689: Abbreviations
† כֶּ֫סֶל noun masculine 1. loins, 2. stupidity, 3. confidence (Late Hebrew id. lion; Aramaic כִּסְלָא id.); —
1. loins כָּ֑סֶל Job 15:27; plural כְּסָלִים Leviticus 3:4, 10, 15; Leviticus 4:9; Leviticus 7:4; suffix כְּסָלַי, Psalm 38:8.
2. stupidity, folly כ׳ Ecclesiastes 7:25 (|| סִכְלוּת), כֵּסֶל Psalm 49:14.
3. confidence, suffix כִּסְלִי Job 31:24; כִּסְלֶ֑ךָ Proverbs 3:26; כִּסְלוֺ Job 8:14; כִּסְלָם Psalm 78:7.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

3:4; 3:10; 3:15; 4:9; 7:4

Job

8:14; 15:27; 31:24

Psalms

38:8; 49:14; 78:7

Proverbs

3:26

Ecclesiastes

7:25

H3689

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3689 matches the Hebrew כֶּסֶל (kesel),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:4 - the two kidneys with the fat on their sinews, and the protruding lobe on the liver (which he is to remove along with the kidneys).

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:10 - the two kidneys with the fat on their sinews, and the protruding lobe on the liver (which he is to remove along with the kidneys).

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:15 - the two kidneys with the fat on their sinews, and the protruding lobe on the liver (which he is to remove along with the kidneys).

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:9 - the two kidneys with the fat on their sinews, and the protruding lobe on the liver (which he is to remove along with the kidneys)

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:4 - the two kidneys and the fat on their sinews, and the protruding lobe on the liver (which he must remove along with the kidneys).

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:14 - whose trust is in something futile, whose security is a spider's web.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:27 - Because he covered his face with fat, and made his hips bulge with fat,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:24 - "If I have put my confidence in gold or said to pure gold, 'You are my security!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:7 - For I am overcome with shame and my whole body is sick.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:13 - This is the destiny of fools, and of those who approve of their philosophy. (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:7 - Then they will place their confidence in God. They will not forget the works of God, and they will obey his commands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:26 - for the LORD will be the source of your confidence, and he will guard your foot from being caught in a trap.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:25 - I tried to understand, examine, and comprehend the role of wisdom in the scheme of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the insanity of folly.
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