Proverbs 18:13:5Prov.18.13.W5TAB
אִוֶּ֥לֶת
ivelet
“folly”
- Transliteration
- i-VE-let
- Extended
- ih-VEH-leht
- IPA
- /ʔiwˈwɛlɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- folly
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
i-VE-let
- phraseyour reading level
i-VE-let HI-lo
- clause
i-VE-let HI-lo u-khe-LIM-ma
- sentence
me-SHIV da-VAR be-TE-rem yish-MA i-VE-let HI-lo u-khe-LIM-ma
Exegesis
The nouns ivelet {אִוֶּלֶת | ʼi-ve-leṯ} ‘folly’ and kelimah {כְּלִמָּה | ke-lî-mah} ‘disgrace’, joined by the conjunction vav, form a climactic apodosis that emphasizes consequence. English renders the participial structure as a conditional to preserve the warning’s impact while retaining the Hebrew word order’s emphasis.
In context — Proverbs 18:13
Whoever answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and disgrace to him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 18:13, so the Hebrew word אִוֶּ֥לֶת (ivelet) 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.18.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.13.W5.S1) and character.