Proverbs 11:29:5Prov.11.29.W5TAB
אֱ֝וִ֗יל
evil
“a fool”
- Transliteration
- e-VIL
- Extended
- eh-VEEL
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈviːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- a fool
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
e-VIL
- phraseyour reading level
ve-E-ved e-VIL
- clause
ve-E-ved e-VIL la-kha-KHAM-LEV
- sentence
o-KHER BE-to yin-KHAL-RU-akh ve-E-ved e-VIL la-kha-KHAM-LEV
Exegesis
The conjunction waw begins an adversative clause with ve-eved {וְעֶ֥בֶד | wə-ʿe-ḇeḏ} ‘and a servant’, setting up a contrast; the noun evil {אֱ֝וִ֗יל | ’ĕ-vîl} ‘fool’ precedes the construct phrase lachakam-lev {לַחֲכַם־לֵֽב | la-ḥă-ḵam-lēḇ} ‘to the wise of heart’, marking the beneficiary. This parallelism underscores that causing disturbance leads to emptiness, whereas folly results in subservience to the wise.
Root and etymology
א־ו־ל
“foolishness”
In context — Proverbs 11:29
He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind , and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:29:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 11:29, so the Hebrew word אֱ֝וִ֗יל (evil) 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.11.29.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.29.W5.S1) and character.