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Lexicon :: Strong's H200 - 'iûeleṯ

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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.
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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 Box Psa 38:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:5 - My wounds are infected and starting to smell, because of my foolish sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:5 - O God, you are aware of my foolish sins; my guilt is not hidden from you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:23 - He will die because there was no discipline; because of the greatness of his folly he will reel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:23 - The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people publicize folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:16 - Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:1 - Every wise woman builds her household, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:8 - The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:17 - A person who has a quick temper does foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes is hated.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:18 - The naive inherit folly, but the shrewd are crowned with knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:24 - The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:29 - The one who is slow to anger has great understanding, but the one who has a quick temper exalts folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:2 - The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:14 - The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:21 - Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:22 - Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:12 - It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:13 - The one who gives an answer before he listens - that is his folly and his shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:3 - A person's folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:15 - Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:9 - A foolish scheme is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:4 - Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you yourself also be like him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:5 - Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own estimation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:11 - Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:22 - If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.
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