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As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

מַצְרֵ֣ףmatz.Refa crucible

Lemma: מַצְרֵף (mits.reph) · Strong's: H4715

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: crucible

Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 17:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4715; TAHOT Proverbs 27:21 word 1

לַ֭כֶּסֶףLa.ke.seffor <the> silver

Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: silver: money

Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Proverbs 27:21 word 2

וְכ֣וּרve.Khurand a smelting furnace

Lemma: כּוּר (kur) · Strong's: H3564

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: furnace

Used 9 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:20, 1 Kings 8:51, Proverbs 17:3, Isaiah 48:10, Jeremiah 11:4, Ezekiel 22:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3564; TAHOT Proverbs 27:21 word 3

לַזָּהָ֑בla.za.Havfor <the> gold

Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: gold

Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT Proverbs 27:21 word 4

וְ֝אִ֗ישׁve.'Ishand a person

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 27:21 word 5

לְפִ֣יle.Fito [the] mouth of

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Proverbs 27:21 word 6

מַהֲלָלֽוֹ\׃ma.ha.la.Lopraise his

Lemma: מַהֲלָל (ma.ha.lal) · Strong's: H4110

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: praise

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4110; TAHOT Proverbs 27:21 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

A crucible	→	מַצְרֵף H4715 crucible
for silver	→	כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money
and a furnace	→	כּוּר H3564 furnace
for gold	→	זָהָב H2091 gold
but a man [is tested]	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
by the praise	→	מַהֲלָל H4110 praise
accorded him	→	פֶּה H6310G lip

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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