What does אֱוִיל · שָׂפָה mean in the Bible?
אֱוִיל · שָׂפָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "(figuratively) silly".
Hebrew · H191, H8193
אֱוִיל
(Figuratively) silly · the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language ; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
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אֱוִיל H191 (figuratively) silly
Pronunciation ewil
Describes moral and spiritual deficiency, not mere intellectual limitation; fool rejects divine wisdom and order
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שָׂפָה H8193 the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language ; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
Pronunciation saphah
Lip as boundary extends metaphorically to language and edges, treating speech as a defining perimeter of identity.
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What does אֱוִיל (evil sephatayim) mean in the Bible?
אֱוִיל · שָׂפָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "(figuratively) silly".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H191, H8193?
H191, H8193 is connected to 203 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. (figuratively) silly
Source Gloss
(figuratively) silly
Extended definition
fool(-ish) (man).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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Old Testament Witnesses
a foolish person characterized by reckless or uncontrolled speech
a foolish person characterized by reckless or excessive speech
Why This Word Matters
Speech reveals the arrogance and instability of the fool. Proverbs 10:10
The phrase highlights how uncontrolled speech exposes foolishness. Proverbs 10:8
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain