Proverbs 10:8:4Prov.10.8.W4TAB
וֶאֱוִ֥יל
veevil
“but a fool”
- Transliteration
- ve-e-VIL
- Extended
- veh-eh-VEEL
- IPA
- /vɛʔɛˈviːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- but a fool
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-e-VIL
- phraseyour reading level
ve-e-VIL se-fa-TA-yim
- clause
ve-e-VIL se-fa-TA-yim yil-la-VET
- sentence
kha-KHAM-LEV yik-KAKH mits-VOt ve-e-VIL se-fa-TA-yim yil-la-VET
Exegesis
The adversative phrase ve-ʾewil sefatayim {וֶאֱוִיל שְׂפָתַיִם | we-ʾĕ-wīl sə-fâ-tā-yim} ‘but a fool of lips’ contrasts prudence with reckless speech.
Root and etymology
א־ו־ל
“fool”
In context — Proverbs 10:8
The wise in heart will accept commands, but the fool of lips will come to ruin.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 10:8, so the Hebrew word וֶאֱוִ֥יל (veevil) 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.10.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.8.W4.S1) and character.