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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #200 - אִוֶּלֶת

Transliteration

ʼivveleth

Phonetics

iv-veh'-leth

Origin

from the same as (H191)

Parts of Speech

feminine noun

TWOT

44c

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

foolishness, folly

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 454 ‑ ἄνοια (an'‑oy‑ah); 685 ‑ ἀρά (ar‑ah'); 877 ‑ ἀφροσύνη (af‑ros‑oo'‑nay); 2556 ‑ κακός (kak‑os');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (21)

Psalms 2

Proverbs 19

BSB (25)

Psalms 2

Proverbs 23

CSB (19)

Psalms 2

Proverbs 23

ESV (27)

Exodus 2

Psalms 2

Proverbs 23

KJV (25)

Psalms 2

Proverbs 23

LEB (25)

Psalms 2

Proverbs 23

LSB (26)

Psalms 2

Proverbs 24

N95 (23)

Proverbs 23

NAS (25)

Psalms 2

Proverbs 23

NLT (0)

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

WEB (25)

Psalms 2

Proverbs 23

ASV (21)

according to his folly 2

but the folly 1

but the foolish 1

folly 4

foolishly 1

foolishness 2

his folly 1

in his folly 1

it is folly 1

my foolishness 1

of foolishness 1

of his folly 1

of my foolishness 1

on folly 1

the foolishness 1

yet will not his foolishness 1

BSB (25)

a foolish 1

according to his folly 2

but a foolish one 1

but the effort 1

but the folly 1

folly 6

foolishly 1

foolishness 1

his folly 2

in his folly 1

is folly 3

its folly 1

my folly 1

my sinful folly 1

own folly 1

yet his folly 1

CSB (19)

foolish 2

foolishness 4

foolishness leads 1

his foolishness 5

his stupidity 1

is folly 1

my foolishness 2

produces foolishness 1

the foolishness 1

the stupidity 1

ESV (27)

confusion 1

folly 22

foolishly 1

foolishness 2

panic 1

KJV (25)

folly 13

foolish 1

foolishly 1

foolishness 10

LEB (25)

as for the folly of 1

but the folly of 1

but the foolish 1

folly 11

foolishly 1

his folly 3

in his folly 1

is folly 2

my foolishness 2

the folly of 1

to his folly 1

LSB (26)

folly 25

woman 1

N95 (23)

folly 15

foolish 1

foolishly 1

foolishness 6

NAS (25)

foolish 1

foolishly 1

foolishness 23

NLT (0)

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

WEB (25)

according to his folly 2

but the folly 2

but the foolish 1

crowns them with folly 1

folly 7

foolishness 1

his folly 1

in his folly 1

is their folly 1

my foolishness 1

of folly 1

of his folly 1

of my foolishness 1

on folly 1

that is folly 1

the foolishness 1

yet his foolishness 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

אִוֶּ֫לֶת₂₅ noun feminine folly. — absolute Proverbs 12:23 +; construct Proverbs 14:8 +; suffix אִוַּלְתִּי Psalm 38:6, etc.; — folly, special product of כְּסִילִים (see כֶּסֶל) Proverbs 12:23 + (12t.); with מְּתָאִים Proverbs 14:18; with אֱוִלִיים only Proverbs 16:22; Proverbs 27:22 for alliteration. It is bound up in mind of boy, to be removed only by rod of discipline Proverbs 22:15; ׳א personified tears down house built by חַכְמוֺת נָשִׁים Proverbs 14:1; it is contrasted with תְּבוּנָה Proverbs 14:29; Proverbs 15:21.

II. אול, איל ( be in front of, precede, lead; see Thes Nö^{MBA 1880,774; SBA 1882,1175}, who compare Arabic for , ᵑ7אוולא; compare Sabean אול DHM^{Epigr. Denkm. 33. 34}; see on the other hand Lag^{Or ii. p. 3; M i. p.100} & below I. אלה below) ** Arabic , etc., from , see Lane.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

אִוֶּלֶת f.

(1) folly (from the root אָוַל). Very frequently in the Proverbs, as, 5:23 12:23 13:16 14:17, 18 Proverbs 14:18, 29 Proverbs 14:29, 15:2, 14 Proverbs 15:14, 21 Proverbs 15:21.

(2) impiety, Psalms 38:6 comp. נְבָלָה, 69:6.

(3) perhaps power, pre-eminence; as from the root אוּל No. 2, 3, Proverbs 14:24, אִוֶּלֶת בְּסִילִים אִוֶּלֶת “the pre-eminence (or great honours) of fools are folly,” i.e. a fountain of foolish actions. The writer appears to have played on the double signification of the word אִוֶּלֶת.

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List of Word Forms

אִ֭וֶּלֶת אִוֶּ֑לֶת אִוֶּ֖לֶת אִוֶּ֣לֶת אִוֶּ֥לֶת אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ אִוַּלְתִּֽי׃ אִוַּלְתּ֣וֹ אִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ אולת אולת׃ אולתו אולתו׃ אולתי׃ בְּאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ בְאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ באולתו׃ וְ֝אִוֶּ֗לֶת וְאִוֶּ֖לֶת ואולת כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ כאולתו לְאִוַּלְתִּ֑י לאולתי ’iw·wal·tî ’iw·wal·tōw ’iw·we·leṯ ’iwwaltî ’iwwaltōw ’iwweleṯ bə’iwwaltōw ḇə’iwwaltōw bə·’iw·wal·tōw ḇə·’iw·wal·tōw beivvalTo ivvalTi ivvalTo ivVelet kə’iwwaltōw kə·’iw·wal·tōw keivvalTo lə’iwwaltî lə·’iw·wal·tî leivvalTi veivvalTo veivVelet wə’iwweleṯ wə·’iw·we·leṯ