Proverbs 17:28:2Prov.17.28.W2TAB
אֱוִ֣יל
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
GAM e-VIL ma-kha-ri-SH kha-KHAM ye-kha-SHEV
- sentence
GAM e-VIL ma-kha-ri-SH kha-KHAM ye-kha-SHEV o-TEM se-fa-TAV na-VON
Exegesis
The first clause pairs e-vil {אֱוִ֣יל | ʾəvîl} “fool” with the Hiphil participle maḥarîš {מַחֲרִישׁ | maḥarîš} “keeps silent,” leading to the Nifal imperfect yēḥāšēḇ {יֵחָשֵׁ֑ב | yēḥāšēḇ} “is considered” plus ḥākām {חָכָ֣ם | ḥākām} “wise.”
Root and etymology
א־ו־ל
“to be foolish”
In context — Proverbs 17:28
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise , and one who closes his lips is regarded as discerning .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 17:28, so the Hebrew word אֱוִ֣יל (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.17.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.28.W2.S1) and character.