Lexicon
הוֹלֵלוּת
ho.le.lut
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H:N-F Hebrew

madness

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ho.le.lut denotes the wicked madness named as the end of a person's speech.

The sole attested use places the noun at the end of a person's mouth or speech, characterizing that outcome as wicked madness in Ecclesiastes 10:13.

Senses in use

  1. Wicked madness in speech's outcome · dominant

    In Ecclesiastes 10:13, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause describing the end of a person's mouth; the APB renders the verse's outcome as "wicked madness," contrasted with folly at the beginning of the words.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ecclesiastes 10:13, the APB presents the clause as ending in "wicked madness." The noun's precise English correspondence cannot be isolated beyond the clause's overall presentation.

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