Proverbs 27:3:5Prov.27.3.W5TAB
אֱ֝וִ֗יל
evil
“of a fool”
- Transliteration
- e-VIL
- Extended
- eh-VEEL
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈwiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-KHA-as e-VIL
- clause
ve-KHA-as e-VIL ka-VED mish-she-NE-he-m
- sentence
KO-ved-E-ven ve-NE-tel ha-KHOL ve-KHA-as e-VIL ka-VED mish-she-NE-he-m
Exegesis
The construct chain kaʿas ewil {כַעַס אֱוִיל | ka-ʿaṯ ʾĕ-wîl} ‘anger of a fool’ serves as the subject of the comparative predicate kaved mishnehem {כָּבֵד מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם | kā-ḇēḏ mi-šnê-hēm} ‘is heavier than both of them’. The implied copula in Hebrew is supplied in English. The explicit comparison encoded by mishnehem tightly binds the two physical burdens to the emotional weight of foolish anger, and the parallel repetition of heaviness imagery underscores the proverb’s moral warning.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-v-l
“to be foolish, lacking sense”
In context — Proverbs 27:3
The weight of a stone and the burden of sand—yet the anger of a fool is heavier than both of them.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 27:3, so the Hebrew word אֱ֝וִ֗יל (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.27.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.3.W5.S1) and character.