כְּ/אִוַּלְתּ֑/וֹ

𐤊/𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤕/𐤅

keivaleto

according to his folly

from the same as אֱוִיל; silliness; folly, foolishly(-ness).

H200

Proverbs 26:4 · Word #4

Lexicon H200

Lemmaאִוֶּלֶת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤕
Transliterationʼivveleth
Strong'sH200
In-contextaccording to his folly

Morphology HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H200-03

according to his foolishness

Rootאול (ʾ-w-l)
Core Meaningsfoolishness, senselessness, moral perversity, lack of wisdom
Semantic Rangefolly, foolishness, senseless behavior, moral perversity, reckless disregard for wisdom
Conceptual Significanceאִוֶּלֶת expresses not mere intellectual deficiency but a moral and spiritual failure to live in wisdom and covenant faithfulness. In wisdom literature it characterizes behavior that rejects instruction and invites ruin, standing in sharp contrast to חָכְמָה (wisdom).
Morphological NotesFeminine singular noun (אִוֶּלֶת) in construct form with 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix (־וֹ), preceded by the preposition כְּ ("according to/as").
Rendering RationaleThe noun אִוֶּלֶת denotes foolishness rooted in the character of a fool (אֱוִיל). The feminine singular noun in construct with a 3ms suffix ("his") and prefixed כְּ ("according to") is faithfully represented as "according to his foolishness," preserving both the possessive form and the core sense of moral folly.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root אול (foolishness, senselessness, moral perversity, lack of wisdom)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H191-01 evil perverse fool-man
H191-02 evilim perverse fools
H352-09 eyley mighty ones of
H200-01 ivaleto his foolishness
H200-02 ivelet foolishness
H191-03 leevil to a perverse fool-man
H191-04 veevil and a perverse fool
H191-05 veevilim and perverse fools
H352-23 veeylayv and its mighty-pillars
H200-04 veivelet foolishness
H199-01 veulam and yet indeed

Word Usage (25 occurrences of H200)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Psalms 38:6 אִוַּלְתִּֽ/י ivaleti my folly
Psalms 69:6 לְ/אִוַּלְתִּ֑/י leivaleti my folly
Proverbs 5:23 אִוַּלְתּ֣/וֹ ivaleto his folly