Word Study · Strong's H191 · Hebrew
אֱוִיל
evil
ev-eel'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼĕvîyl
“(figuratively) silly”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
(figuratively) silly
Rendered in the KJV as
fool(-ish) (man).
- 26occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 17inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 26 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 17
- אֱוִ֣יל4
- אֱ֝וִ֗יל3
- אֱ֭וִיל2
- אֱוִ֗יל2
- אֱ֭וִלִים2
- וֶאֱוִ֥יל2
- אֱ֝וִיל1
- אֱוִ֑יל1
- אֱוִֽיל׃1
- אֱוִילִ֥ים1
- אֱוִלִ֣ים1
- אֱוִלִים֙1
and 5 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 9
- a fool11
- fools5
- [is] a fool2
- and a fool of2
- and fools2
- fool1
- for a fool1
- the fool1
- to a fool1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- adjective · masculine singular14
- adjective · masculine plural5
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural2
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- preposition + adjective · masculine singular2
- the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HAamsa · 14
- HAampa · 5
- HC/Aampa · 2
- HC/Aamsc · 2
- HR/Aamsa · 2
- HTd/Aamsa · 1
All 26, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Proverbs carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Job2 occurrences
Psalms1 occurrence
Proverbs19 occurrences
- Proverbs 1:7אֱוִילִ֥יםʾevilimadjective · masculine pluralThe fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.here: fools
- Proverbs 7:22אֱוִֽיל׃ʾeviladjective · masculine singularHe follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,here: a fool
- Proverbs 10:8וֶאֱוִ֥ילveevilconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.here: and a fool of
- Proverbs 10:10וֶאֱוִ֥ילveevilconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.here: and a fool of
- Proverbs 10:14אֱ֝וִילʾeviladjective · masculine singularThe wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.here: a fool
- Proverbs 10:21וֶֽ֝אֱוִילִ֗יםveevilimconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine pluralThe lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.here: and fools
- Proverbs 11:29אֱ֝וִ֗ילʾeviladjective · masculine singularHe who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.here: a fool
- Proverbs 12:15אֱ֭וִילʾeviladjective · masculine singularThe way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.here: a fool
- Proverbs 12:16אֱוִ֗ילʾeviladjective · masculine singularA fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.here: a fool
- Proverbs 14:3אֱ֭וִילʾeviladjective · masculine singularThe proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.here: a fool
- Proverbs 14:9אֱ֭וִלִיםʾevilimadjective · masculine pluralFools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.here: fools
- Proverbs 15:5אֱוִ֗ילʾeviladjective · masculine singularA fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.here: a fool
- Proverbs 16:22אֱוִלִ֣יםʾevilimadjective · masculine pluralUnderstanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.here: fools
- Proverbs 17:28אֱוִ֣ילʾeviladjective · masculine singularEven a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.here: a fool
- Proverbs 20:3אֱ֝וִ֗ילʾeviladjective · masculine singularIt is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.here: fool
- Proverbs 24:7לֶֽאֱוִ֣ילleevilpreposition + adjective · masculine singularWisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.here: for a fool
- Proverbs 27:3אֱ֝וִ֗ילʾeviladjective · masculine singularA stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.here: a fool
- Proverbs 27:22הָאֱוִ֨יל׀haevilthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularThough you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.here: the fool
- Proverbs 29:9אֱוִ֑ילʾeviladjective · masculine singularIf a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.here: a fool
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 19:11אֱוִלִים֙ʾevilimadjective · masculine pluralThe princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?here: fools
- Isaiah 35:8וֶאֱוִילִ֖יםveevilimconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine pluralAnd there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it— only those who walk in the Way— and fools will not stray onto it.here: and fools