# יָאַל (yaal)

Israeli respelling: ya-al. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H2973. 4 Old Testament occurrences.

properly, to be slack, i.e. (figuratively) to be foolish

King James renderings: dote, be (become, do) foolish(-ly).

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/yaal-h2973

## Occurrences

- [Numbers 12:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/12/11) — And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinn…
- [Isaiah 19:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/19/13) — The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tr…
- [Jeremiah 5:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/5/4) — Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.
- [Jeremiah 50:36](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/50/36) — A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.