Lexicon
אֱוִלִי
e.vi.li
H0196
H:A Hebrew

foolish

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e.vi.li describes the shepherd in Zechariah 11:15 as foolish.

The attested use describes a shepherd as foolish in Zechariah 11:15.

Senses in use

  1. Describing a shepherd as foolish · dominant

    In Zechariah 11:15, the masculine singular absolute adjective qualifies “shepherd” in the instruction to take that shepherd’s equipment; the APB renders the phrase “a foolish shepherd.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Zechariah 11:15, the APB presents the phrase as “a foolish shepherd.” The verse is read as a whole, but its wording matches the adjective’s placement with “shepherd” in the clause.

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