What does אִישׁ · פֶּה · מַהֲלָל · הָלַל mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · פֶּה · מַהֲלָל · הָלַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "and a person according to his praise, by the mouth of his praise, according to what is praised in him".
Hebrew · H376, H6310, H4110, H1984
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)
Pronunciation ish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
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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
Pronunciation peh
Speech-organ extended to mean edge, boundary, or measure; "according to the mouth" expresses conformity.
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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
Pronunciation hālal
To shine or make clear moves from audible boasting to celebratory praise; foundational to Hebrew worship language.
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What does וְאִישׁ לְפִי מַהֲלָלוֹ (ve'ish lefi mahalalo) mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · פֶּה · מַהֲלָל · הָלַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "and a person according to his praise, by the mouth of his praise, according to what is praised in him".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H376, H6310, H4110, H1984?
H376, H6310, H4110, H1984 is connected to 2,851 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. and a person according to his praise, by the mouth of his praise, according to what is praised in him
Strong's H376, H6310, H4110, H1984
Lexical occurrences 2,851 verses Source Gloss
and a person according to his praise, by the mouth of his praise, according to what is praised in him
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
וְאִישׁ לְפִי מַהֲלָלוֹ is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain