H6615 H6615
simplicity, naivety; alternatively, seductive quality (in a personified sense)
This abstract noun, closely related to the word for "simple one," can mean either the quality of naivety or, in context, a kind of seductive simplicity. In Proverbs 9, it appears in the description of Folly as a seductive woman. Some translators have emended the text, but the received reading suggests Folly embodies a dangerous allure that attracts the simple-minded. The word thus bridges intellectual naivety and moral danger.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Used in Proverbs 9:13 to characterize Woman Folly, who is described with this term. The Spanish "simpleza" reads it as naivety, but some suggest "seductive" or "enticing" better fits the personification of Folly as an adulteress figure. The multilingual evidence shows translators grappling with whether this is moral simplicity or active deception. 1×
AR["سَذَاجَةٌ"]·ben["সরলতা"]·DE["[פתיות]"]·EN["seductive"]·FR["פתיות"]·heb["פתיות"]·HI["भोलापन"]·ID["bodoh"]·IT["seductive"]·jav["bodho"]·KO["미련함-은"]·PT["simplicidade"]·RU["простодушие"]·ES["simpleza"]·SW["mjinga"]·TR["saf"]·urd["نادانی"]
Related Senses
H3045 1. Qal: to know, perceive, understand (829×)H5315 1. soul, inner being (647×)H3820a 1. heart, inner self (mind/will/emotion) (572×)H4672 1. Qal: find, discover (289×)G1492 1. know facts or truths (285×)H3824 1. heart, inner self (mind/will/emotion) (250×)H1245 1. seek, search for (200×)G1097 1. know, be acquainted with (196×)H2142 1. Qal: remember, recall (173×)G2588 1. heart (inner self, mind, will) (158×)H0977 1. choose, select (Qal active) (145×)G2147 1. find, discover (144×)G5590 1. soul, inner self (100×)H4672 2. Niphal: be found, be discovered (99×)H1875 1. seek, search for (96×)H5315 2. life, vitality (94×)H1847 1. knowledge, discernment (90×)H2450 1. wise, prudent (84×)H7911 1. Qal: to forget (83×)H3684 1. fool, dullard (70×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† פְּתַיּוּת n.f. id. Pr 9:13 (Toy conj. מְפַּתָּה).