Proverbs 27:21:7Prov.27.21.W7TAB
מַהֲלָלֽוֹ׃
mahalalo
“his praise”
- Transliteration
- ma-ha-la-LO
- Extended
- mah-hah-lah-LOH
- IPA
- /ma.hălaˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his praise
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-ha-la-LO
- 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.
Root and etymology
h-l-lhe–lamed–lamed
“praise, to shine”
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 27:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 27:21, so the Hebrew word מַהֲלָלֽוֹ׃ (mahalalo) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.21.W7.S1) and character.