Proverbs 27:21:6Prov.27.21.W6TAB
לְפִ֣י
lefi
“according to the mouth of”
- Transliteration
- le-FI
- Extended
- leh-FEE
- IPA
- /ləˈfiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to the mouth of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
le-FI
- phraseyour reading level
le-FI ma-ha-la-LO
- clause
ve-ISH le-FI ma-ha-la-LO
- sentence
mats-REF la-KE-sef ve-KUR la-za-HAV ve-ISH le-FI ma-ha-la-LO
Exegesis
The prepositional construct lefi {לְפִי | lə-p̄î} “according to” governs mahalalo {מַהֲלָלוֹ | mahălālô} “his praise,” establishing that communal commendation serves as a moral test. The Hebrew chiastic arrangement emphasizes the human assessment by mirroring the metal-refining process. In English the parallel structure is preserved to reflect the comparative relationship and the functional role of praise as the heat that reveals character.
In context — Proverbs 27:21
As the crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, so a man is tested by his praise .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 27:21, so the Hebrew word לְפִ֣י (lefi) 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.27.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.21.W6.S1) and character.