Lexicon evil: Evil, wickedness, bad, harmful, distress Original Word: אֱוִיל Strong's Exhaustive Concordance foolish man From an unused root (meaning to be perverse); (figuratively) silly -- fool(-ish) (man). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom an unused word Definition foolish NASB Translation fool (11), fool's (1), foolish (6), foolish man (1), fools (7). Brown-Driver-Briggs אֱוִיל26 adjective (foolish — ׳א Job 5:2 +; plural אֱוִילִים Psalm 107:17 +, etc.; — foolish, Proverbs 29:9 (׳אִישׁ א) Hosea 9:7 (predicate of prophet); compare Isaiah 35:8, elsewhere noun masculine fool (always morally bad), who despises wisdom & discipline Proverbs 1:7; Proverbs 15:5; mocks at guilt Proverbs 14:9; is quarrelsome Proverbs 20:3; licentious Proverbs 7:22; it is folly & useless to instruct him Proverbs 16:22; Proverbs 27:22 (19 t. Proverbs); compare also Jeremiah 4:22; Job 5:2,3; Isaiah 19:11; Psalm 107:17. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be perverse or foolish.Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G453: ἀνόητος (anoētos) • senseless, foolish Usage: The word is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe individuals who act foolishly, often in a moral or spiritual sense. It is typically used in wisdom literature to contrast the wise and the foolish. Context: The Hebrew term אֱוִיל (Evil) appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, primarily in wisdom literature such as Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. It characterizes individuals who reject wisdom and understanding, often leading to moral and ethical folly. The fool, as described by this term, is not merely lacking in intelligence but is morally deficient, often choosing paths that lead away from righteousness and towards self-destruction. Forms and Transliterations אֱ֝וִ֗יל אֱ֝וִיל אֱ֭וִיל אֱ֭וִלִים אֱוִ֑יל אֱוִ֗יל אֱוִ֣יל אֱוִֽיל׃ אֱוִילִ֥ים אֱוִלִ֣ים אויל אויל׃ אוילים אולים הָאֱוִ֨יל ׀ האויל וֶֽ֝אֱוִילִ֗ים וֶאֱוִ֥יל וֶאֱוִילִ֖ים ואויל ואוילים לֶֽ֭אֱוִיל לֶֽאֱוִ֣יל לאויל ’ĕ·wi·lîm ’ĕ·wî·lîm ’ĕ·wîl ’ĕwîl ’ĕwilîm ’ĕwîlîm eVil Evilim hā’ĕwîl hā·’ĕ·wîl haeVil le’ĕwîl le·’ĕ·wîl Leevil veeVil veeviLim we’ĕwîl we’ĕwîlîm we·’ĕ·wî·lîm we·’ĕ·wîlLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Job 5:2 HEB: כִּֽי־ לֶֽ֭אֱוִיל יַהֲרָג־ כָּ֑עַשׂ NAS: slays the foolish man, And jealousy KJV: killeth the foolish man, and envy INT: for the foolish slays wrath Job 5:3 Psalm 107:17 Proverbs 1:7 Proverbs 7:22 Proverbs 10:8 Proverbs 10:10 Proverbs 10:14 Proverbs 10:21 Proverbs 11:29 Proverbs 12:15 Proverbs 12:16 Proverbs 14:3 Proverbs 14:9 Proverbs 15:5 Proverbs 16:22 Proverbs 17:28 Proverbs 20:3 Proverbs 24:7 Proverbs 27:3 Proverbs 27:22 Proverbs 29:9 Isaiah 35:8 Jeremiah 4:22 Hosea 9:7 25 Occurrences |