The first occurrence.
For wrath kills a foolish man, and envy slays a simple one. Job 5:2
The primitive root.
Strong’s H191 eviyl, a concrete noun meaning, “fool,” from an unused primitive root אול meaning, “to be perverse.” The ancient pictographs are aleph + vav + lamed.
aleph א = the ox head, thus strength, power, leader
vav ו = the tent peg, thus add, secure, hook
lamed ל = the shepherd’s staff, thus teach, yoke, to, bind
The parable being told is pride (aleph, in the sense of power) linked to (vav) control (lamed). If you are a proud fool, then pride controls your thoughts and actions. The Ancient Hebrew Lexicon says that eviyl means, to be without wisdom.
Many English words come from Hebrew roots, as Hebrew is the mother tongue from which all the tongues were divided at Babel. I believe our English word “evil” comes from this Hebrew word for fool.
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