Isaiah 19:11:1Isa.19.11.W1TAB
אַךְ־אֱוִלִים֙
akhevilim
“surely foolish ones”
- Transliteration
- AKH-e-vi-LIM
- Extended
- ahkh-eh-vee-LEEM
- IPA
- /ʔaχ.ʔɛviˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- surely foolish ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AKH-e-vi-LIM
- clause
AKH-e-vi-LIM sa-RE TSO-an khakh-ME yo-a-TSE far-O E-tsa niv-a-RA
- sentence
AKH-e-vi-LIM sa-RE TSO-an khakh-ME yo-a-TSE far-O E-tsa niv-a-RA EKH to-me-RU el-far-O ben-kha-kha-MIM a-NI ben-mal-KHE-ke-DEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the particle akh {אַךְ | ʾaḵ} ‘surely’, introducing a confident declaration.
The noun evilim {אֱוִלִים֙ | ʾĕ-wî-lîm} ‘fools’ functions as the predicate nominative following an implied copula.
Root and etymology
’-w-l
“to be foolish”
In context — Isaiah 19:11
Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the wise counselors of Pharaoh—their counsel has become foolish—how can you say to Pharaoh, “I am the son of wise men, the son of kings of old?”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 19:11, so the Hebrew word אַךְ־אֱוִלִים֙ (akhevilim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Isa.19.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.11.W1.S1) and character.