Proverbs 20:3:5Prov.20.3.W5TAB
וְכָל־אֱ֝וִ֗יל
vekalevil
“and every fool”
- Transliteration
- ve-KAL-e-VIL
- Extended
- veh-KOHL-eh-VEEL
- IPA
- /və.xɔl.ʔɛˈviːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and every fool
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
ve-KAL-e-VIL
- clause
ve-KAL-e-VIL yi-te-gal-LA
- sentence
ka-VOD LA-ish SHE-vet me-RIV ve-KAL-e-VIL yi-te-gal-LA
Exegesis
The vav-prefixed subject wə-kōl-ʾê-vîl {וְכָל־אֱוִיל | wə-kōl-ʾê-vîl} 'and every fool' introduces the contrast.
Root and etymology
ʾ-v-lʾ-v-l
“foolish”
In context — Proverbs 20:3
It is an honor for a man to cease from strife , but every fool will break out .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 20:3, so the Hebrew word וְכָל־אֱ֝וִ֗יל (vekalevil) 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.20.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.3.W5.S1) and character.