וְאִישׁ לְפִי מַהֲלָלוֹ
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) · the mouth (as the means of blowing ), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech ); specifically edge , portion or side ; adverbially (with preposition) according to · fame · to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine ; hence, to make a show , to boast ; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish ; to rave ; causatively, to celebrate ; also to stultify
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אִישׁ H376 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)
פֶּה H6310 the mouth (as the means of blowing ), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech ); specifically edge , portion or side ; adverbially (with preposition) according to
מַהֲלָל H4110 fame
הָלַל H1984 to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine ; hence, to make a show , to boast ; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish ; to rave ; causatively, to celebrate ; also to stultify
What does וְאִישׁ לְפִי מַהֲלָלוֹ (ve'ish lefi mahalalo) mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · פֶּה · מַהֲלָל · הָלַל is a Hebrew word meaning "and a person according to his praise, by the mouth of his praise, according to what is praised in him".
Full entry for וְאִישׁ לְפִי מַהֲלָלוֹ (H376, H6310, H4110, H1984) · Browse the biblical lexicon
Meaning
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Hebrew Verb Forms
How this verb appears across 89 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).
Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).
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Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.