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It often carries a connotation of something that is insipid or without substance, reflecting a lack of moral or spiritual discernment.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, wisdom and discernment were highly valued, and folly was often seen as a moral failing. The concept of "tiphlah" would have been understood as behavior or speech that deviates from the path of wisdom, often leading to negative consequences. This reflects the broader biblical theme of the contrast between wisdom and folly, as seen in the wisdom literature of the Old Testament.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/8602.htm">taphel</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>unsavoriness, unseemliness<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>blame* (1), folly (1), offensive thing (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">תִּפְלָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> (moral) <font size="+1"><b>unsavouriness, unseemliness</b></font>; — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ת</font>; <em>unseemliness</em>, of men <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/23-13.htm">Jeremiah 23:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/job/24-12.htm">Job 24:12</a>; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">לֵא</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">לאֹ נָתַן ת</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/1-21.htm">Job 1:21</a> <em>did not ascribe unseemliness to God</em>; so read also <a href="/interlinear/job/4-18.htm">Job 4:18</a> (for <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ0</font> <font class="hebrew2">תָּהֳלָה</font>) Hup Me Bu. <p>II. <font class="hebrew2">תפל</font> (√ of following; akin to <font class="hebrew2">טָפַל</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>folly, foolishly <p>From the same as <a href="/hebrew/8602.htm">taphel</a>; frivolity -- folly, foolishly. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/8602.htm">taphel</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>תִּפְלָ֖ה תִּפְלָֽה׃ תִפְלָ֑ה תפלה תפלה׃ tifLah tip̄·lāh ṯip̄·lāh tip̄lāh ṯip̄lāh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/job/1-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 1:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְלֹא־ נָתַ֥ן <b> תִּפְלָ֖ה </b> לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ פ</span><br><a href="/kjvs/job/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not, nor charged God <span class="itali">foolishly.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/job/1-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> nor charged <span class="itali">foolishly</span> God<p><b><a href="/text/job/24-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 24:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/24.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֹא־ יָשִׂ֥ים <b> תִּפְלָֽה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> does not pay attention <span class="itali">to folly.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/job/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> yet God layeth <span class="itali">not folly</span> [to them].<br><a href="/interlinear/job/24-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> does not pay <span class="itali">to folly</span><p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/23-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 23:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שֹׁמְר֖וֹן רָאִ֣יתִי <b> תִפְלָ֑ה </b> הִנַּבְּא֣וּ בַבַּ֔עַל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I saw <span class="itali">an offensive thing:</span> They prophesied<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And I have seen <span class="itali">folly</span> in the prophets<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/23-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Samaria saw <span class="itali">an offensive</span> prophesied Baal<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8604.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8604.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8604<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/tiflah_8604.htm">tip̄·lāh — 3 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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