◄ 5760. avil ►
Strong's Lexicon avil: Fool, foolish Original Word: עֲוִיל Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: `aviyl Pronunciation: ah-veel Phonetic Spelling: (av-eel') Definition: Fool, foolish Meaning: perverse Word Origin: Derived from the root אָוַל (aval), which means to be foolish or to act foolishly. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3474 (μωρός, mōros) - foolish, dull, stupid - G878 (ἀνόητος, anoētos) - unintelligent, unwise Usage: The Hebrew word "avil" is used to describe a person who is foolish, lacking in wisdom, or morally deficient. It often conveys a sense of someone who is not only ignorant but also stubbornly resistant to wisdom and correction. In the biblical context, an "avil" is someone who rejects God's ways and wisdom, choosing instead to follow their own misguided understanding. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, wisdom was highly valued, and the fear of the Lord was considered the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 9:10). A fool, or "avil," was someone who lived contrary to this principle, often leading to personal and communal harm. The concept of foolishness in the Hebrew Bible is not merely intellectual but is deeply moral and spiritual, reflecting a person's relationship with God and others. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from the same as evel Definition unjust one NASB Translation ruffians (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs II. עֲוִיל noun masculine unjust one, Job 16:11 (see following). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance ungodly From aval; perverse (morally) -- ungodly. see HEBREW aval Forms and Transliterations עֲוִ֑יל עויל ‘ă·wîl ‘ăwîl aVil Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Job 16:11 HEB: אֵ֭ל אֶ֣ל עֲוִ֑יל וְעַל־ יְדֵ֖י NAS: hands me over to ruffians And tosses KJV: hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over INT: God to ruffians into the hands 1 Occurrence Strong's Hebrew 5760 1 Occurrence ‘ă·wîl — 1 Occ.