HebrewH0200Noun (Feminine)
אִוֶּ֫לֶת
iv.ve.let
“folly”
22Occurrences
H0200Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
silliness
from the same as H191 (אֱוִיל);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
foolishness, folly
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
H:N-F
Full Description
H:N-F
Occurrences
אִוֶּ֫לֶת appears 22 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Proverbs
22
Key Passages
Proverbs 12:23BSB
A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself,but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.
Proverbs 14:17BSB
A quick-tempered man acts foolishly,and a devious man is hated.
Proverbs 15:2BSB
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
Proverbs 17:12BSB
It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubsthan a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 24:9BSB
A foolish scheme is sin,and a mocker is detestable to men.
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