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The crucibleמַצְרֵףfor silver,לַכֶּסֶףandוְthe furnaceכוּרfor gold,לַזָּהָבandוְa manאִישׁby the mouthלְפִיof his praise.מַהֲלָלוֹ
Proverbs 27:21
Study it in the app“The crucible for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man by the mouth of his praise.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 27:21, word by word
- The crucibleמַצְרֵףmatsref
crucible
A crucible: the vessel in which metal is melted and refined.
Where else “matsref” appears- for silverכֶּסֶףkesef
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “kesef” appears- the furnaceכוּרchur
furnace
Furnace: a furnace for smelting metals. "Iron furnace" is an image of very harsh suffering.
Where else “chur” appears- for goldזָּהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears- a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- by the mouthפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears- of his praiseמַהֲלָלmahalal
praise, reputation
Praise, reputation.
Where else “mahalal” appears
The context
20Sheol and Abaddon are not satisfied, and the eyes of man are not satisfied.
21 · This verse (above)
22If you pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his folly will not depart from him.