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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #191 - אֱוִיל

Transliteration

ʼĕvîyl

Phonetics

ev-eel'

Origin

from an unused root (meaning to be perverse)

Parts of Speech

masculine adjective

TWOT

44a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

be foolish, foolish
1. (subst)
  1. of one who despises wisdom
  2. of one who mocks when guilty
  3. of one who is quarrelsome
  4. of one who is licentious

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 453 ‑ ἀνόητος (an‑o'‑ay‑tos); 521 ‑ ἀπαίδευτος (ap‑ah'ee‑dyoo‑tos); 765 ‑ ἀσεβής (as‑eb‑ace'); 878 ‑ ἄφρων (af'‑rone); 2233 ‑ ἡγέομαι (hayg‑eh'‑om‑ahee); 3474 ‑ μωρός (mo‑ros'); 4312 ‑ προπετής (prop‑et‑ace'); 5337 ‑ φαῦλος (fow'‑los);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (25)

Job 2

Psalms 1

Proverbs 18

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 1

BSB (26)

Job 2

Psalms 1

Proverbs 19

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 1

CSB (25)

Job 2

Psalms 1

Proverbs 19

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 1

ESV (26)

Job 2

Psalms 1

Proverbs 19

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 1

KJV (26)

Job 2

Psalms 1

Proverbs 19

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 1

LEB (24)

Job 2

Psalms 1

Proverbs 18

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 1

LSB (52)

Job 4

Psalms 2

Proverbs 38

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 2

Hosea 2

N95 (26)

Job 3

Proverbs 19

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 1

NAS (26)

Job 3

Psalms 1

Proverbs 19

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (26)

Job 2

Psalms 1

Proverbs 19

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Hosea 1

ASV (25)

a fool 2

a fool's 1

and the foolish 1

are foolish 1

are utterly foolish 1

but a fool's 1

but every fool 1

but the foolish 1

even a fool 1

fool 2

fools 2

for a fool 1

is a fool 1

of a fool 1

of fools 1

of the fool 1

of the foolish 2

the foolish 1

the foolish man 1

with a foolish 1

yea fools 1

BSB (26)

a fool 6

a fool''s 1

and foolish 1

and fools 1

and the fool 1

are fools 1

but foolish 1

but fools 2

fool 1

fools 3

for a fool 1

from a fool 1

is called a fool 1

like a deer 1

of a fool 2

of fools 1

of the fool 1

CSB (25)

a fool 5

are complete fools 1

are fools 1

deer 1

fool 4

fool's 2

foolish 2

fools 4

from a fool 1

of a fool 1

of fools 1

of the fool 1

the fool 1

ESV (26)

fool 16

fool's 1

foolish 1

fools 6

stag 1

utterly foolish 1

KJV (26)

fool 11

fool's 2

foolish 5

fools 7

man 1

LEB (24)

a fool 7

a foolish 1

and a fool 1

and fools 1

and the foolishness of 1

are foolish 1

as for a fool 1

but fools 1

fool 2

fools 4

for fools 1

is a fool 1

the fool 2

LSB (52)

fool 17

fool's 1

fools 8

ignorant 26

N95 (26)

fool 11

fool's 1

foolish 7

fools 6

man 1

NAS (26)

fool 13

fool's 1

foolish 5

fools 7

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (26)

a fool 3

are foolish 1

are utterly foolish 1

as a fool 1

but every fool 1

but the foolish 2

even a fool 1

fool 2

fools 2

for a fool 1

of a fool 1

of fools 1

of the foolish 1

the foolish 2

the foolish man 1

to be a fool 1

with a foolish 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1254) a l (לא LA) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Without: To be without anything such as nothing. Related to el. Apparently an opposite of la.

A) a l (לא LA) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Nothing

N^m ) a l (לא LA) - Nothing: To be without, to not be. [Hebrew and Aramaic] [df: la hl] KJV (97): never, nay, no, none, nor, not, nothing, rather, whither, without, neither, none - Strongs: H408 (אַל), H409 (אַל), H3809 (לָה)

r^m ) f a l (לאו LAW) - But: As an alternative, to have what you are without. [df: wla] KJV (2): but, though - Strongs: H432 (אִלּוּ)

B) a a l (לאא LAA) AC: ? CO: Idol AB: Worthless

b^m ) a i a l (לאיא LAYA) - I. Idol:A god without power. II. Worthless:[df: lyla]KJV (20): idol, image, no value, nought - Strongs: H457 (אֱלִיל)

d^m ) a f a l (לאוא LAWA) - Worthless: [df: lwla] KJV (1): nought - Strongs: H434 (אֱלוּל)

f^m ) i a a l (לאאי LAAY) - Worthless: [df: ylla] KJV (2): woe - Strongs: H480 (אַלְלַי)

o^m ) a a f l (לואא LWAA) - Not: [df: alwl ylwl] KJV (14): except, unless, if, not - Strongs: H3884 (לוּלֵי)

J) a f l (לוא LWA) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Foolish

N^m ) a f l (לוא LWA) - I. If:To have what you are without. [df: hl wl]II. Not: [df: hl]KJV (98): if, would, that, oh, peradventure, pray, though - Strongs: H3808 (לוֹא), H3863 (לֻא)

N^f2 ) t a f l (לואת LWAT) - Foolishness: To be without wisdom. [df: tlwa] KJV (25): folly, foolishness, foolish, foolishly - Strongs: H200 (אִוֶּלֶת)

b^m ) a i f l (לויא LWYA) - Foolish: One without wisdom. [df: lywa] KJV (26): fool, foolish - Strongs: H191 (אֱוִיל)

f^m ) i a f l (לואי LWAY) - I. If:To have what you are without. [df: ylwa yla]II. Foolish:To be without wisdom. [df: ylwa]KJV (12): if, may, peradventure, unless - Strongs: H194 (אֻלַי), H196 (אֱוִלִי)

p^m ) m a f l (לואמ LWAM) - But: On the contrary, A desirous outcome. [df: Mlwa] KJV (19): but, truly, surely, very, howbeit, wherefore, truly - Strongs: H199 (אוּלָם)

L) a l i (ילא YLA) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Foolish

V) a l i (ילא YLA) - Foolish: To be without wisdom. [df: lay] KJV (4): (vf: Niphal) foolishly, fool, foolish, dote - Strongs: H2973 (יָאַל)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

אֱוִיל₂₆ adjective ( foolish — ׳א Job 5:2 +; plural אֱוִילִים Psalm 107:17 +, etc.; — foolish, Proverbs 29:9 (׳אִישׁ א) Hosea 9:7 (predicate of prophet); compare Isaiah 35:8, elsewhere

noun masculine fool (always morally bad), who despises wisdom & discipline Proverbs 1:7; Proverbs 15:5; mocks at guilt Proverbs 14:9; is quarrelsome Proverbs 20:3; licentious Proverbs 7:22; it is folly & useless to instruct him Proverbs 16:22; Proverbs 27:22 (19t. Proverbs); compare also Jeremiah 4:22; Job 5:2,3; Isaiah 19:11; Psalm 107:17.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

אֱוִיל pl. אֱוִילִים m. (root אָוַל).

(1) a fool, foolish, either as an adj. אִישׁ אֱוִיל Proverbs 29:9; Hosea 9:7, or as is more often the case, as a subst. Job 5:2; Isaiah 19:11, 35:8 Proverbs 7:22, 10:14 11:29 14:3 15:5 opposed to the prudent (עָרוּם), Proverbs 12:16, and to the wise (חָכָם), Proverbs 10:14 sometimes

(2) it includes the notion of impiety, Job 5:3.

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List of Word Forms

אֱ֝וִ֗יל אֱ֝וִיל אֱ֭וִיל אֱ֭וִלִים אֱוִ֑יל אֱוִ֗יל אֱוִ֣יל אֱוִֽיל׃ אֱוִילִ֥ים אֱוִלִ֣ים אויל אויל׃ אוילים אולים הָאֱוִ֨יל ׀ האויל וֶֽ֝אֱוִילִ֗ים וֶאֱוִ֥יל וֶאֱוִילִ֖ים ואויל ואוילים לֶֽ֭אֱוִיל לֶֽאֱוִ֣יל לאויל ’ĕ·wi·lîm ’ĕ·wî·lîm ’ĕ·wîl ’ĕwîl ’ĕwilîm ’ĕwîlîm eVil Evilim hā’ĕwîl hā·’ĕ·wîl haeVil le’ĕwîl le·’ĕ·wîl Leevil veeVil veeviLim we’ĕwîl we’ĕwîlîm we·’ĕ·wî·lîm we·’ĕ·wîl