As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
* As the fining pot for ſiluer, and the furnace for gold: ſo is a man to his praiſe.
אִישׁ , masculine noun, ʾiysh — man (value 311)
H376,
אִישׁ ʼîysh, eesh; contracted for H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation):—also, another, any (man), a certain, champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), none, one, people, person, steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare H802.man
man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
husband
human being, person (in contrast to God)
servant
mankind
champion
great man
whosoever
each (adjective)
Used in 1850 Verses, 38 Books 2146 Occurrence Count
זָהָב , masculine noun, zahav — gold (value 14)
H2091,
זָהָב zâhâb, zaw-hawb'; from an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky:—gold(-en), fair weather.gold
as precious metal
as a measure of weight
of brilliance, splendour (fig.)
Used in 336 Verses, 34 Books 383 Occurrence Count
כּוּר , masculine noun, verb, kur — smelting pot or furnace (value 226)
H3564,
כּוּר kûwr, koor; from an unused root meaning properly, to dig through; a pot or furnace (as if excavated):—furnace. Compare H3600.masculine noun
furnace, forge, smelting furnace or pot
verb
(Qal) to bore, pierce, dig, hew
Used in 9 Verses, 6 Books 9 Occurrence Count
כֶּסֶף , masculine noun, kesef — silver, money (value 160)
H3701,
כֶּסֶף keçeph, keh'-sef; from H3700; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money:—money, price, silver(-ling).silver, money
silver
as metal
as ornament
as colour
money, shekels, talents
Used in 343 Verses, 36 Books 399 Occurrence Count
מַהֲלָל , masculine noun, mahalal — praise (value 105)
H4110,
מַהֲלָל mahălâl, mah-hal-awl'; from H1984; fame:—praise.Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1 Occurrence Count
מִצְרֵף , masculine noun, mitzreyf — a crucible (value 410)
H4715,
מִצְרֵף mitsrêph, mits-rafe'; from H6884; a crucible:—fining pot.Used in 2 Verses, 1 Book 2 Occurrence Count
פֶּה , masculine noun, peh — mouth (value 85)
H6310,
פֶּה peh, peh; from H6284; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to:—accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), × eat, edge, end, entry, file, hole, × in, mind, mouth, part, portion, × (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, × spoken, talk, tenor, × to, two-edged, wish, word.(peh) mouth
mouth (of man)
mouth (as organ of speech)
mouth (of animals)
mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc)
extremity, end
(pim) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1 Sa. 13:21
Used in 459 Verses, 35 Books 494 Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 27:21Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| מַצְרֵ֣ף לַ֭כֶּסֶף וְכ֣וּר לַזָּהָ֑ב וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ לְפִ֣י מַהֲלָלֽוֹ׃ |
| Verse #17191 (Ch. #655) — 7 words, 28 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| As the fining pot |
H4715mitzreyf |
מִצְרֵף |
410 |
| for silver, |
H3701kesef |
כֶּסֶף |
160 |
| and the furnace |
H3564kur |
כּוּר |
226 |
| for gold; |
H2091zahav |
זָהָב |
14 |
| so is a man |
H376ʾiysh |
אִישׁ |
311 |
| to |
H6310peh |
פֶּה |
85 |
| his praise. |
H4110mahalal |
מַהֲלָל |
105 |
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