Proverbs 14:24:4Prov.14.24.W4TAB
אִוֶּ֖לֶת
ivelet
“folly of”
- Transliteration
- i-VE-let
- Extended
- ih-VEH-leht
- IPA
- /ʔivˈvɛ.lɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- folly of
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
i-VE-let ke-si-LIM i-VE-let
- sentence
a-TE-ret kha-kha-MIM a-she-RAM i-VE-let ke-si-LIM i-VE-let
Exegesis
The second clause frames kesilim {כְּסִילִים | kə-si-lim} 'fools' with ivvelet {אִוֶּלֶת | ʾī-ve-let} 'folly' in a chiastic pattern that emphasizes the self-defining nature of folly. The mirrored structure and repetition are preserved in English through balanced syntax and key term placement to maintain rhetorical impact.
Root and etymology
ʾ-v-laleph–vav–lamed
“foolishness”
In context — Proverbs 14:24
Riches serve as the crown of the wise, while foolishness in fools reveals folly .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 14:24, so the Hebrew word אִוֶּ֖לֶת (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.14.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.24.W4.S1) and character.