הוֹלֵלוּת
hôlēlût
folly
Strong's H1948NounHebrewTWOT 501b

הוֹלֵלוּת (hôlēlût) is a Hebrew noun meaning folly. It appears 1 time in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1948).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 501b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 501b)folly; madness
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

הוֹלֵלוּת noun, feminine

Strong's H1948 הוֹלֵלוּת: folly
KJV:madness.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 501: הָלַל hālal — be boastful, praise; boast, make one’s boast; be praised; glory; make into a fool, make a fool of; act madly, like a madman; be clear, shine, to make a show, be, foolish, to rave, celebrate, stultify; commend, fool, foolly, give…

See it in Scripture

Ecclesiastes 10:13

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