Proverbs 25:14:6Prov.25.14.W6TAB
מִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ל
mithellel
“boasting”
- Transliteration
- mit-he-lLEL
- Extended
- miht-heh-lLEEL
- IPA
- /miθ.halˈleːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- boasting
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mit-he-lLEL
- phraseyour reading level
ISH mit-he-lLEL
- clause
ISH mit-he-lLEL be-mat-TAT-sha-KER
- sentence
ne-si-IM ve-RU-akh ve-GE-shem A-yin ISH mit-he-lLEL be-mat-TAT-sha-KER
Exegesis
The focus shifts to ish {אִ֥ישׁ | ʾîš} ‘a man’ with the Hitpael participle, miṯhallēl {מִתְהַלֵּ֗ל | miṯhallēl} ‘boasting’, indicating habitual self-praise.
Root and etymology
ה־ל־ל
“to praise”
In context — Proverbs 25:14
A man who boasts of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 25:14, so the Hebrew word מִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ל (mithellel) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.25.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.14.W6.S1) and character.