Proverbs 15:5:1Prov.15.5.W1TAB
אֱוִ֗יל
evil
“a fool”
- Transliteration
- e-VIL
- Extended
- eh-VEEL
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈviːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- a fool
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-VIL
- clause
e-VIL yin-ETS mu-SAR a-VIV
- sentence
e-VIL yin-ETS mu-SAR a-VIV ve-sho-MER to-KHA-khat ya-RIM
Exegesis
The proverb opens with the noun ewil {אֱוִ֗יל | ʾe·wîl} ‘fool,’ immediately followed by yinaʿats {יִ֭נְאֵץ | yî·naṣ} ‘despises,’ creating a concise subject-verb linkage characteristic of Hebrew antithetical parallelism.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–waw–lamed
“be foolish, act senselessly”
In context — Proverbs 15:5
A fool despises his father’s instruction, but whoever keeps reproof is prudent.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 15:5, so the Hebrew word אֱוִ֗יל (evil) 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.15.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.5.W1.S1) and character.