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

Result
וְ֝ + אִ + וֶּ֗ + לֶת
ve + i + ve + let
veivelet

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-i-VE-let

  2. clause

    ve-i-VE-let be-ya-DE-ha te-HE-re-SE-nu

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.