Proverbs 13:16:6Prov.13.16.W6TAB
אִוֶּֽלֶת׃
ivelet
“folly”
- Transliteration
- i-ve-LET
- Extended
- ih-veh-LEHT
- IPA
- /ʔiv.vɛˈlɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- folly
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
i-ve-LET
- phraseyour reading level
yif-rosh i-ve-LET
- clause
u-khe-SIL yif-rosh i-ve-LET
- sentence
KAL-a-RUM ya-a-SE ve-DA-at u-khe-SIL yif-rosh i-ve-LET
Exegesis
Yifros {יִפְרֹשׂ | yi·prō·ś} ‘spreads’ conveys the act of exposing, and ivelet {אִוֶּלֶת | i·wə·lēt} ‘folly’ denotes the unfortunate result. English preserves the Hebrew contrast with “but” and maintains the parallel structure for rhetorical effect.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–vav–lamed
“folly”
In context — Proverbs 13:16
Every prudent person acts with knowledge , but a fool lays open folly .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 13:16, so the Hebrew word אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ (ivelet) 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.13.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.16.W6.S1) and character.