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Naivite

פְּתַיּוּתStrong’s H6615

petayyut (pe-tay-yut)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Petayyut is the Hebrew word usually translated “naivete”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.”
Proverbs 9:13 KJV
Meaning
  1. Simplicity, naivete
How it's translated
  • naivete 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Proverbs 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Hebrew dictionary

    פְּתַיּוּת petayyut · naivite

    simplicity, naivete

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.