What does אִוֶּלֶת mean in the Bible?
אִוֶּלֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "silliness".
Hebrew · H200
אִוֶּלֶת
Silliness
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אִוֶּלֶת H200
What does אִוֶּלֶת mean in the Bible?
אִוֶּלֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "silliness".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H200?
The BSB source-word alignment has 25 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include folly (6), [is] folly (2), according to his folly (2), [but] the effort (1), [his] folly (1).
Where does אִוֶּלֶת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 38:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (23), Psalms (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It folly 6× Proverbs 5:23, Proverbs 14:18, Proverbs 14:29, Proverbs 15:2
[is] folly 2× Proverbs 14:24, Proverbs 18:13
according to his folly 2× Proverbs 26:4, Proverbs 26:5
[but] the effort 1× Proverbs 14:24
[his] folly 1× Proverbs 13:16
[yet] his folly 1× Proverbs 27:22
A foolish 1× Proverbs 24:9
but a foolish one 1× Proverbs 14:1
but the folly 1× Proverbs 14:8
foolishly 1× Proverbs 14:17
Foolishness 1× Proverbs 22:15
his folly 1× Proverbs 26:11
in his folly 1× Proverbs 17:12
is folly 1× Proverbs 16:22
its folly 1× Proverbs 12:23
my folly 1× Psalms 69:5
my sinful folly 1× Psalms 38:5
own folly 1× Proverbs 19:3
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 38:5 אִוַּלְתִּֽי׃ to my sinful folly Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 69:5 לְאִוַּלְתִּ֑י to my folly Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Proverbs 5:23 אִוַּלְתּ֣וֹ to folly Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Proverbs 12:23 אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ to its folly Noun - feminine singular Proverbs 13:16 אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ to [his] folly Noun - feminine singular Proverbs 14:1 וְ֝אִוֶּ֗לֶת to but a foolish one Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Proverbs 14:8 וְאִוֶּ֖לֶת to but the folly Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Proverbs 14:17 אִוֶּ֑לֶת to foolishly Noun - feminine singular Proverbs 14:18 אִוֶּ֑לֶת to folly Noun - feminine singular Proverbs 14:24 אִוֶּ֖לֶת to [but] the effort Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 38:5
Aligned rows 25
Books represented 2
Psalms 2 Proverbs 23
Source forms
אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ 7x ’iw·we·leṯ Proverbs 12:23, Proverbs 13:16, Proverbs 14:24, Proverbs 14:29
אִוֶּ֑לֶת 2x ’iw·we·leṯ Proverbs 14:17, Proverbs 14:18
אִ֭וֶּלֶת 2x ’iw·we·leṯ Proverbs 15:21, Proverbs 22:15
אִוֶּ֣לֶת 2x ’iw·we·leṯ Proverbs 19:3, Proverbs 24:9
כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ 2x kə·’iw·wal·tōw Proverbs 26:4, Proverbs 26:5
אִוֶּ֖לֶת 1x ’iw·we·leṯ Proverbs 14:24
אִוֶּ֥לֶת 1x ’iw·we·leṯ Proverbs 18:13
אִוַּלְתּ֣וֹ 1x ’iw·wal·tōw Proverbs 5:23
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 13x Proverbs 12:23, Proverbs 13:16, Proverbs 14:17, Proverbs 14:18
Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Proverbs 14:24, Proverbs 19:3
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Proverbs 5:23, Proverbs 27:22
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Proverbs 17:12, Proverbs 26:11
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Proverbs 26:4, Proverbs 26:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Proverbs 14:1
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Proverbs 14:8
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Psalms 38:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. silliness
Source Gloss
silliness
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
silliness BDB: folly Usage: folly, foolishly(-ness).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אִוֶּלֶת is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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