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פְּתַיּוּת
pe.tay.yut
H6615
H:N-F Hebrew

naivite

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pe.tay.yut denotes the naivety attributed to the loudly crying woman in Proverbs 9:13.

The term is used of the naivety ascribed to the woman who cries aloud and is described as knowing nothing in Proverbs 9:13.

Senses in use

  1. Naivety attributed to a woman · dominant

    In Proverbs 9:13, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the description of a woman who cries aloud; the APB renders the verse, “The woman of folly cries aloud; she is naive and knows nothing.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 9:13, the APB presents the woman as “naive,”, so its precise assignment to the Hebrew noun cannot be isolated with certainty.

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