Sakhal (סכל) means fool in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
fool
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sakhal.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראמי שאין בו חכמה ודעת.
שִׁמְעוּ נָא זֹאת עַם סָכָל וְאֵין לֵב: עֵינַיִם לָהֶם וְלֹא יִרְאוּ אָזְנַיִם לָהֶם וְלֹא יִשְׁמָעוּ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Sakhal is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- סָכָל
- Written without vowel points
- סכל
- Said
- sakhal
- Root
- ס־כ־ל
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Plural
- סָכָלִים
- Feminine form
- סָכָלָה
- Inflections
- נ' סָכָלָה; ר' סָכָלִים
- Gematria
- 110
This is how Sakhal is said in other languages.
- English
- fool
- Yiddish
- נאר
These words mean nearly the same as Sakhal.
- אויל
- טיפש
- כסיל
- שוטהfool
- אווילsimpleton
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Sakhal.
- חכם
- נבוןbright
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Sakhal.
The word Sakhal comes from the root ס־כ־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Sakhal in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sakhal.
What does Sakhal (סכל) mean in Hebrew?
Sakhal (סכל) means fool. It is said sakhal, with the stress on khal.
What is a synonym for Sakhal (סכל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sakhal (סכל) are אויל, טיפש, כסיל, שוטה, and אוויל.
What is the opposite of Sakhal (סכל)?
Words that mean the opposite of Sakhal (סכל) are חכם and נבון.
What rhymes with Sakhal (סכל)?
Words that rhyme with Sakhal (סכל) include מאכל, קל, על, חלל, חשמל, and פעל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סכל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.