מַהֲלָל
Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H4110
Meaning
OpenScriptures lexical index
praise tree →
Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906
מַהֲלָל: praise tree →
The whole BDB entry
n.[m.] praise;—only in וְאִישׁ לְפִי מַהֲלָלוֹ Pr 27:21 the refining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man according to his praise, i.e. prob. according to the praise of him by others, which tests him; so De Str al.; perhaps however so let a man be to the mouth of his praise, i.e. that praises him,—testing the praise to determine its worth, Thes RobGes; other views are: according to the measure of his boasting Ew, i.e. is judged according to his success or failure in that of which he boasts; Hi according to the thing of which he boasts.
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates)
Glosses
MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: his praise (1).
In the verses
מַצְרֵ֣ף לַ֭כֶּסֶף וְכ֣וּר לַזָּהָ֑ב וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ לְפִ֣י מַהֲלָלֽוֹ׃
Word for word: a.crucible [is].for (the) silver and a.furnace [is].for (the) gold and a.person [is].to the.mouth his.praise his
JPS 1917: The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise.
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