Proverbs 14:9:1Prov.14.9.W1TAB
אֱ֭וִלִים
evilim
“fools”
- Transliteration
- e-vi-LIM
- Extended
- eh-vih-LEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛviˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- fools
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-vi-LIM
- clause
e-vi-LIM ya-LITS a-SHAM
- sentence
e-vi-LIM ya-LITS a-SHAM u-VEIN ye-sha-RIM ra-TSON
Exegesis
The verse opens with the plural subject evilim {אֱ֭וִלִים | ʾĕ-wî-lîm} “fools” followed by the qal imperfect verb yalits {יָלִ֣ץ | yā-lîṣ} “mocks,” which takes the direct object asham {אָשָׁ֑ם | ʾā-šām} “guilt offering.”
Root and etymology
ʾ–w–laleph–vav–lamed
“foolishness”
In context — Proverbs 14:9
Fools deride a guilt offering , but among the upright there is favor .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 14:9, so the Hebrew word אֱ֭וִלִים (evilim) 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.14.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.9.W1.S1) and character.