Proverbs 29:9:4Prov.29.9.W4TAB
אֱוִ֑יל
evil
“foolish or a fool”
- Transliteration
- e-VIL
- Extended
- eh-VEEL
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈviːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- foolish or 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
nish-pe-TA ET-ish e-VIL
- clause
ISH-kha-KHAM nish-pe-TA ET-ish e-VIL
- sentence
ISH-kha-KHAM nish-pe-TA ET-ish e-VIL ve-ra-GAZ ve-sa-KHAK ve-EN NA-khat
Root and etymology
ʾ-w-laleph–waw–lamed
“senseless”
In context — Proverbs 29:9
If a wise man enters into judgment with a foolish man, whether he rages or laughs, there is no rest .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 29:9, so the Hebrew word אֱוִ֑יל (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.29.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.9.W4.S1) and character.