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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 196. אֱוִלִי (evili) -- Foolish</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/196.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/zechariah/11-15.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/196.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 196</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/195.htm" title="195">◄</a> 196. evili <a href="../hebrew/197.htm" title="197">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">evili: Foolish</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">אֱוִלִי</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>eviliy<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>eh-vee-LEE<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ev-ee-lee')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Foolish<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>silly, foolish, impious<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root אֱוִיל (eviyl), meaning "foolish" or "fool."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - G3474 (μωρός, mōros) - Often translated as "foolish" in the New Testament, used in similar contexts to describe a lack of wisdom or understanding, particularly in spiritual matters.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "evili" is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a person who lacks wisdom or understanding, often characterized by imprudent or morally deficient behavior. It conveys a sense of folly that is not just intellectual but also moral, indicating a rejection of God's wisdom and guidance.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, wisdom was highly valued and seen as a gift from God. The Hebrew Scriptures often contrast the wise with the foolish, emphasizing that true wisdom begins with the fear of the Lord (Proverbs 9:10). The foolish person, or "evili," is one who disregards divine instruction and lives in a way that is contrary to God's commandments. This concept is deeply rooted in the wisdom literature of the Bible, such as Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, where the consequences of foolishness are frequently highlighted.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/191.htm">evil</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>foolish<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>foolish (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">אֱוִלִי</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective</b></font> id. <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/11-15.htm">Zechariah 11:15</a>. <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>foolish <p>From <a href="/hebrew/191.htm">'eviyl</a>; silly, foolish; hence (morally) impious -- foolish. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/191.htm">'eviyl</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אֱוִלִֽי׃ אֱוִלִים֙ אולי׃ אולים ’ĕ·wi·lî ’ĕ·wi·lîm ’ĕwilî ’ĕwilîm eviLi eviLim<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/isaiah/19-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 19:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> אַךְ־ <b> אֱוִלִים֙ </b> שָׂ֣רֵי צֹ֔עַן</span><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/19-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> are mere <span class="itali">foolish</span> the princes of Zoan<p><b><a href="/text/zechariah/11-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zechariah 11:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כְּלִ֖י רֹעֶ֥ה <b> אֱוִלִֽי׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/zechariah/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for yourself the equipment <span class="itali">of a foolish</span> shepherd.<br><a href="/kjvs/zechariah/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto thee yet the instruments <span class="itali">of a foolish</span> shepherd.<br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/11-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the equipment shepherd <span class="itali">of a foolish</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_196.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_196.htm">Strong's Hebrew 196<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/evili_196.htm">’ĕ·wi·lî — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/evilim_196.htm">’ĕ·wi·lîm — 1 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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