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Lexicon :: Strong's H200 - 'iûeleṯ

Aa
אִוֶּלֶת
Transliteration
'iûeleṯ
Pronunciation
iv-veh'-leth
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as אֱוִיל (H191)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 44c

Strong’s Definitions

אִוֶּלֶת ʼivveleth, iv-veh'-leth; from the same as H191; silliness:—folly, foolishly(-ness).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's H200 in the following manner: folly (13x), foolishness (10x), foolish (1x), foolishly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's H200 in the following manner: folly (13x), foolishness (10x), foolish (1x), foolishly (1x).

  1. foolishness, folly

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אִוֶּלֶת ʼivveleth, iv-veh'-leth; from the same as H191; silliness:—folly, foolishly(-ness).
STRONGS H200: Abbreviations
אִוֶּ֫לֶת 25 noun feminine folly. — absolute Proverbs 12:23 +; construct Proverbs 14:8 +; suffix אִוַּלְתִּי Psalm 38:6, etc.; — folly, special product of כְּסִילִים (see כֶּסֶל) Proverbs 12:23 + (12 times); with פְּתָאִים Proverbs 14:18; with אֱוִלִיים only Proverbs 16:22; Proverbs 27:22 for alliteration. It is bound up in mind of boy, to be removed only by rod of discipline Proverbs 22:15; א׳ personified tears down house built by חַכְמוֺת נָשִׁים Proverbs 14:1; it is contrasted with תְּבוּנָה Proverbs 14:29; Proverbs 15:21.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Psalms

38:6

Proverbs

12:23; 12:23; 14:1; 14:8; 14:18; 14:29; 15:21; 16:22; 22:15; 27:22

H200

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H200 matches the Hebrew אִוֶּלֶת ('iûeleṯ),
which occurs 25 times in 24 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:5 - My wounds are poisoned and evil-smelling, because of my foolish behaviour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:5 - O God, you see how foolish I am; and my wrongdoing is clear to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:23 - He will come to his end for need of teaching; he is so foolish that he will go wandering from the right way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:23 - A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:16 - A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:1 - Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:8 - The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:17 - He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:18 - Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:24 - Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:29 - He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:2 - Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:14 - The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:21 - Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:22 - Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:12 - It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:13 - To give an answer before hearing is a foolish thing and a cause of shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:3 - By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:15 - Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:9 - The purpose of the foolish is sin: and the hater of authority is disgusting to others.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:4 - Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:5 - Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:11 - Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:22 - Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.
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