Proverbs 10:21:5Prov.10.21.W5TAB
וֶֽ֝אֱוִילִ֗ים
veevilim
“but fools”
- Transliteration
- ve-e-VI-lim
- Extended
- veh-eh-VEE-lihm
- IPA
- /wɛʔɛviːˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- but fools
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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 | |
| 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
ve-e-VI-lim
- clause
ve-e-VI-lim ba-kha-SAR-LEV ya-MU-tu
- sentence
sif-TE tsa-DIK yir-E-u ra-BIM ve-e-VI-lim ba-kha-SAR-LEV ya-MU-tu
Exegesis
The second clause begins with the adversative we'evilim {וֶאֱוִילִים | wə-ʾêwîlîm} ‘and fools’, continues with the causal phrase bachasar-lev {בַּחֲסַר־לֵב | baḥăṣār-lēḇ} ‘for lack of heart’, and concludes with yāmûtū {יָמֽוּתוּ | yāmûtū} ‘they die’. The metonymy of “lips” underscores the power of righteous speech, while “heart” denotes inner wisdom. The antithesis highlights the life-giving effect of righteous words versus the peril of cognitive deficiency.
Root and etymology
ʾ-w-laleph–vav–lamed
“foolish, senseless”
In context — Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of heart .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 10:21, so the Hebrew word וֶֽ֝אֱוִילִ֗ים (veevilim) 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.10.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.21.W5.S1) and character.