אֱוִיל

e.vilAdjectiveH0191

fool(ish)

From: from an unused root (meaning to be perverse);

Short Definition

(figuratively) silly

Full Lexicon Entry

  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

Grammar

Part of Speech Adjective

Morphology H:A-M

DescriptionH:A-M

Occurrences

26 times

Appears 26 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Proverbs
19
Isaiah
2
Job
2
Hosea
1
Jeremiah
1

Key Passages

  • Hosea 9:7
  • Job 5:3
  • Proverbs 10:21
  • Proverbs 14:9
  • Proverbs 24:7

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.