Proverbs 14:3:1Prov.14.3.W1TAB
בְּֽפִי־אֱ֭וִיל
befievil
“in the mouth of a fool”
- Transliteration
- be-FI-e-VIL
- Extended
- beh-FEE-eh-VEEL
- IPA
- /bəˈfiː.ʔɛˈwiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the mouth of a fool
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-FI-e-VIL
- clause
be-FI-e-VIL KHO-ter ga-a-VA
- sentence
be-FI-e-VIL KHO-ter ga-a-VA ve-sif-TEI kha-kha-MIM tish-me-REM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the construct phrase b'pi-’êwîl {בְּֽפִי־אֱ֭וִיל | bə-pî-ʾêwîl} ‘from the mouth of a fool’, followed by the metaphorical noun phrase choter gaʿăwâh {חֹ֣טֶר גַּאֲוָ֑ה | ḥôṭer gaʿăwâh} ‘rod of pride’.
Root and etymology
RootAleph-Vav-Lamed
“lack of understanding”
In context — Proverbs 14:3
From the mouth of a fool comes a rod of pride , but the lips of the wise keep them safe.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 14:3, so the Hebrew word בְּֽפִי־אֱ֭וִיל (befievil) 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.14.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.3.W1.S1) and character.