Lexical Definition
אֱוִיל ʼĕvîyl (ev-eel') fool(ish) H:A-M
from an unused root (meaning to be perverse)
fool(-ish) (man).
- (figuratively) silly
1) be foolish, foolish
1a) (subst)
1a1) of one who despises wisdom
1a2) of one who mocks when guilty
1a3) of one who is quarrelsome
1a4) of one who is licentious
See Greek: ἀνόητος · ἀπαίδευτος · ἀσεβής · ἄφρων · ἡγέομαι · μωρός · προπετής · φαῦλος
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| לֶֽאֱוִ֣יל | for a fool | Prov.24.7 |
| לֶֽ֭אֱוִיל | a fool | Job.5.2 |
| וֶאֱוִילִ֖ים | and fools | Isa.35.8 |
| וֶאֱוִ֥יל | and a fool of | Prov.10.8 • Prov.10.10 |
| וֶֽ֝אֱוִילִ֗ים | and fools | Prov.10.21 |
| הָאֱוִ֨יל | the fool | Prov.27.22 |
| אֱוִלִים֙ | fools | Isa.19.11 |
| אֱוִלִ֣ים | fools | Prov.16.22 |
| אֱוִילִ֥ים | fools | Prov.1.7 |
| אֱוִֽיל | a fool | Prov.7.22 |
| אֱוִ֣יל | a fool | Job.5.3 • Prov.17.28 • Jer.4.22 • Hos.9.7 |
| אֱוִ֗יל | a fool | Prov.12.16 • Prov.15.5 |
| אֱוִ֑יל | a fool | Prov.29.9 |
| אֱ֭וִלִים | fools | Ps.107.17 • Prov.14.9 |
| אֱ֭וִיל | a fool | Prov.12.15 • Prov.14.3 |
| אֱ֝וִיל | a fool | Prov.10.14 |
| אֱ֝וִ֗יל | a fool | Prov.11.29 • Prov.27.3 |
| fool | Prov.20.3 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֱוִיל26 adjective (foolish — ׳א Job 5:2 +; plural אֱוִילִים Ps 107:17 +, etc.; — foolish, Prov 29:9 (׳אִישׁ א) Hos 9:7 (predicate of prophet); compare Isa 35:8, elsewhere noun masculine fool (always morally bad), who despises wisdom & discipline Prov 1:7; Prov 15:5 mocks at guilt Prov 14:9 is quarrelsome Prov 20:3 licentious Prov 7:22 it is folly & useless to instruct him Prov 16:22; Prov 27:22 (19 t. Proverbs); compare also Jer 4:22; Job 5:2; Job 5:3; Isa 19:11; Ps 107:17.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Job | 5:2 · 5:3 |
| Psalms | 107:17 |
| Proverbs | 1:7 · 7:22 · 14:9 · 15:5 · 16:22 · 20:3 · 27:22 · 29:9 |
| Isaiah | 19:11 · 35:8 |
| Jeremiah | 4:22 |
| Hosea | 9:7 |