Proverbs 16:22:6Prov.16.22.W6TAB
אֱוִלִ֣ים
evilim
“of fools”
- Transliteration
- e-vi-LIM
- Extended
- eh-vih-LEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛviˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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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Word in context
- word
e-vi-LIM
- phraseyour reading level
e-vi-LIM i-VE-let
- clause
u-mu-SAR e-vi-LIM i-VE-let
- sentence
me-KOR kha-YIM SE-khel be-a-LAV u-mu-SAR e-vi-LIM i-VE-let
Exegesis
The conjunction wə- introduces a contrasting clause where umusar {וּמוּסַ֖ר | wə-mû-sar} ‘discipline’ constructs with ewelim {אֱוִלִ֣ים | ʾĕ-wî-lîm} ‘fools,’ concluding with the predicate ivelet {אִוֶּֽלֶת | ʾi-vě-lêt} ‘folly.’ This chiastic parallelism highlights the contrast between the life-giving power of insight and the self-perpetuating error of the foolish.
In context — Proverbs 16:22
Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 16:22, so the Hebrew word אֱוִלִ֣ים (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.16.22.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.22.W6.S1) and character.