1947. holelah
Strong's Lexicon
holelah: Folly, foolishness

Original Word: הוֹלֵלָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: holelah
Pronunciation: ho-lay-LAH
Phonetic Spelling: (ho-lay-law')
Definition: Folly, foolishness
Meaning: folly

Word Origin: Derived from the root הָלַל (halal), which means "to boast" or "to be foolish."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G877 (aphrosynē) - foolishness

- G3472 (moros) - foolish

Usage: The term "holelah" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a state of foolishness or folly. It often describes actions or behaviors that are senseless, lacking wisdom, or contrary to God's ways. The word carries a negative connotation, highlighting the consequences of living without regard for divine instruction.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, wisdom was highly valued, and folly was seen as a deviation from the path of righteousness. The wisdom literature, particularly the books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, frequently contrasts wisdom with folly, urging the faithful to seek understanding and live according to God's commandments. Folly was not just a lack of intelligence but a moral failing, often associated with sin and rebellion against God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from halal
Definition
madness
NASB Translation
insanity (1), madness (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[הוֺלֵלָה] noun feminine madness (on text see below), only plural הֹלֵלוֺת, הוֺלֵלוֺת, and only Ecclesiastes: Ecclesiastes 1:17 and I set my heart (וָאֶתְּנָה לִבִּי) to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly (הֹלֵלוֺת וְשִׂכְלוּת), compare הוֺלֵלוֺת Ecclesiastes 2:12 ("" id.); ׳וְלָדַעַת רֶשַׁע כֶּסֶל וְהַסִּכְלוּת ה Ecclesiastes 7:25; i.e. to know folly to be madness; possibly read חוֺלֵלוּת, compare סִכְלוּת & following; the moral evil of it is specifically recognized in Ecclesiastes 9:3 ("" רָע).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
madness

Feminine active participle of halal; folly -- madness.

see HEBREW halal

Forms and Transliterations
הוֹלֵל֖וֹת הוֹלֵלֽוֹת׃ הוללות הוללות׃ וְהוֹלֵל֖וֹת וְהוֹלֵל֤וֹת והוללות hō·w·lê·lō·wṯ holeLot hōwlêlōwṯ veholeLot wə·hō·w·lê·lō·wṯ wəhōwlêlōwṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
Ecclesiastes 1:17
HEB: חָכְמָ֔ה וְדַ֥עַת הוֹלֵל֖וֹת וְשִׂכְל֑וּת יָדַ֕עְתִּי
NAS: and to know madness and folly;
KJV: and to know madness and folly:
INT: wisdom know madness and folly realized

Ecclesiastes 2:12
HEB: לִרְא֣וֹת חָכְמָ֔ה וְהוֹלֵל֖וֹת וְסִכְל֑וּת כִּ֣י ׀
NAS: wisdom, madness and folly;
KJV: wisdom, and madness, and folly:
INT: to consider wisdom madness and folly for

Ecclesiastes 7:25
HEB: כֶּ֔סֶל וְהַסִּכְל֖וּת הוֹלֵלֽוֹת׃
NAS: of folly and the foolishness of madness.
KJV: even of foolishness [and] madness:
INT: of folly of foolishness of madness

Ecclesiastes 9:3
HEB: מָלֵא־ רָ֨ע וְהוֹלֵל֤וֹת בִּלְבָבָם֙ בְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔ם
NAS: of evil and insanity is in their hearts
KJV: of evil, and madness [is] in their heart
INT: is full of evil and insanity their hearts live

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1947
4 Occurrences


hō·w·lê·lō·wṯ — 2 Occ.
wə·hō·w·lê·lō·wṯ — 2 Occ.
















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