What does אִוֶּלֶת · ἀφροσύνη mean in the Bible?
אִוֶּלֶת · ἀφροσύνη is a Hebrew phrase meaning "foolishness, moral stupidity".
Hebrew · H200, G877
אִוֶּלֶת
Silliness · foolishness
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אִוֶּלֶת H200 silliness
ἀφροσύνη G877 foolishness
Pronunciation aphrosýnē
Foolishness as senseless behavior lacking moral and spiritual discernment, not mere intellectual limitation.
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What does אִוֶּלֶת (ivvelet) mean in the Bible?
אִוֶּלֶת · ἀφροσύνη is a Hebrew phrase meaning "foolishness, moral stupidity".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H200, G877?
H200, G877 is connected to 25 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. foolishness, moral stupidity
Strong's H200, G877
Lexical occurrences 25 verses Source Gloss
foolishness, moral stupidity
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אִוֶּלֶת is built from this root:
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