Proverbs 10:14:3Prov.10.14.W3TAB
וּפִֽי־אֱ֝וִיל
ufievil
“but the mouth of a fool”
- Transliteration
- u-FI-e-VIL
- Extended
- oo-FEE-eh-VEEL
- IPA
- /uːˈfiː.ʔɛˈviːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- but the mouth of a fool
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-FI-e-VIL
- clause
u-FI-e-VIL me-KHIT-TA ke-RO-VA
- sentence
kha-kha-MIM yits-pe-NU-DA-at u-FI-e-VIL me-KHIT-TA ke-RO-VA
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction û-p̄î-ʾê-wîl {וּפִֽי־אֱ֝וִיל | û-p̄î-ʾê-wîl} ‘but the mouth of a fool’ introduces a sharp contrast in the second parallel line, marked by a construct relationship between mouth and fool.
Root and etymology
א־ו־ל
“fool”
In context — Proverbs 10:14
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 10:14, so the Hebrew word וּפִֽי־אֱ֝וִיל (ufievil) 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 Prov.10.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.14.W3.S1) and character.