The meaning of “אֱוִיל”
Understanding ʼĕvîyl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
fool(-ish) (man). - (figuratively) silly 1) be foolish, foolish 1a) (subst) 1a1) of one who despises wisdom 1a2) of one ...
אֱוִיל
fool(-ish) (man). - (figuratively) silly 1) be foolish, foolish 1a) (subst) 1a1) of one who despises wisdom 1a2) of one who mocks when guilty 1a3) of one who is quarrelsome 1a4) of one who is licentious
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Job 5:3 | “I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.” Word: אֱוִיל (ʼĕvîyl) | |
| Psalms 107:17 | “Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.” Word: אֱוִיל (ʼĕvîyl) | |
| Proverbs 14:3 | “In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.” Word: אֱוִיל (ʼĕvîyl) | |
| Isaiah 35:8 | “And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.” Word: אֱוִיל (ʼĕvîyl) | |
| Jeremiah 4:22 | “For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.” Word: אֱוִיל (ʼĕvîyl) |
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