Proverbs 14:1:5Prov.14.1.W5TAB
וְ֝אִוֶּ֗לֶת
veivelet
“but a foolish woman”
- Transliteration
- ve-i-VE-let
- Extended
- veh-ih-VEH-leht
- IPA
- /vəʔiwˈwɛlɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- but a foolish woman
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-i-VE-let
- clause
ve-i-VE-let be-ya-DE-ha te-HE-re-SE-nu
- sentence
khakh-MOT na-SHIM ban-TA bei-TAH ve-i-VE-let be-ya-DE-ha te-HE-re-SE-nu
Exegesis
The adversative veivelet {וְ֝אִוֶּ֗לֶת | wə·’ī·ḇe·leṯ} “but a foolish woman” marks contrast.
Root and etymology
RootAleph, Vav, Lamed
“folly”
In context — Proverbs 14:1
A wise woman builds up her house , but a foolish woman pulls it down with her hands .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 14:1, so the Hebrew word וְ֝אִוֶּ֗לֶת (veivelet) 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.14.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.1.W5.S1) and character.