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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 27:21 - Among
Proverbs 27:21 - As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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As the fining pot | H4715 | מִצְרֵף |
[Noun Masculine] a crucible |
for silver | H3701 | כֶּסֶף |
[Noun Masculine] silver (from its pale color); by implication money |
and the furnace | H3564 | כּוּר |
[Noun Masculine] a pot or furnace (as if excavated) |
for gold | H2091 | זָהָב |
[Noun Masculine] gold; figuratively something gold colored (that {is} {yellow }) as {oil} a clear sky |
so is a man | H376 | אִישׁ |
[Noun Masculine] 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.) |
to | H6310 | פֶּה |
[Noun Masculine] the mouth (as the means of {blowing }) whether literally or figuratively (particularly speech); specifically {edge} portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to |
his praise | H4110 | מַהֲלָל |
[Noun Masculine] fame |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.