כְּסִיל

כְּסִילm. (b. h.) 1) (a denom. of כֶּסֶל q. v.) (one with thick loins, stout, 1) (cmp. טִפֵּש) fool, foolish, overbearing. Y.Peah I, 15b bot.; Yalk. Ex. 415 (ref. to Prov. 3:26) דברים שאתה כ׳ בהםוכ׳ in things in which thou art foolish (ignorant), He will guard thy foot Pl. כְּסִילִים. Num. R. s. 16 (ref. to Prov. 26:6) עשו עצמן כ׳ they (the spies) made fools of themselves. 2) Ksil, the constellation Orion (v. Winer, Reallex. s. v. Nimrod). Ber.58b.