Proverbs 14:18:3Prov.14.18.W3TAB
אִוֶּ֑לֶת
ivelet
“folly”
- Transliteration
- i-VE-let
- Extended
- ih-VEH-leht
- IPA
- /ʔiwˈwɛlɛt/
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
- clause
na-KHA-lu pe-ta-IM i-VE-let
- sentence
na-KHA-lu pe-ta-IM i-VE-let va-a-ru-MIM yak-ti-RU DA-at
Exegesis
In the first clause, nachalu {נָחֲל֣וּ | nāḥălû} (‘they inherit’) precedes petayyim {פְתָאיִם֙ | pəṯāʾîm} (‘simple ones’) and ivvelet {אִוֶּ֑לֶת | ʾivveleṯ} (‘folly’).
Root and etymology
ʾ-v-laleph–vav–lamed
“be foolish; lack good sense”
In context — Proverbs 14:18
The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 14:18, so the Hebrew word אִוֶּ֑לֶת (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.14.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.18.W3.S1) and character.