מַהֲלָל
Used: 1 times · Key: 4110 · BDB: מַהֲלָל
Glosses
his.praise (1)
Meaning (OSHB)
praise tree →
Meaning (BDB 1906)
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)
Trees and pragmatics
Every English meaning of «מַהֲלָל» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.
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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