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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.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:10 - the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:15 - the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:9 - the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. He must remove these 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 around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These are to be removed with the kidneys,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:14 - Their confidence hangs by a thread.
They are leaning on a spider’s web.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:27 - “These wicked people are heavy and prosperous;
their waists bulge with fat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:24 - “Have I put my trust in money
or felt secure because of my gold?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:7 - A raging fever burns within me,
and my health is broken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:13 - This is the fate of fools,
though they are remembered as being wise.[fn]
Interlude

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:7 - So each generation should set its hope anew on God,
not forgetting his glorious miracles
and obeying his commands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:26 - for the LORD is your security.
He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:25 - I searched everywhere, determined to find wisdom and to understand the reason for things. I was determined to prove to myself that wickedness is stupid and that foolishness is madness.
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