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Proverbs 12:8

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Masoretic Text 1524

H6310 according לפי

H7922 to his wisdom שׂכלו

H1984 commended יהלל

H376 A man אישׁ

H5753 but he that is of a perverse ונעוה

H3820 heart לב

H1961 shall be יהיה

H937 despised לבוז׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

H376 man

shall

H1961 be

H1984 commended

H6310 according

his

H7922 wisdom

but

that

H5753 perverse

H3820 heart

shall

H1961 be

H937 despised

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H1984

Hebrew: הָלַל

Transliteration: hâlal

Pronunciation: haw-lal'

Part of Speech: Verb

Bible Usage: (make) boast ({self}) {celebrate} {commend} ({deal} {make}) fool ({-ish} {-ly}) {glory} give {[light]} be ({make} feign self) mad ({against}) give in {marriage} {[sing} be worthy of] {praise} {rage} {renowned} shine.

Definition:

to be clear (originally 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

1. to shine

a. (Qal) to shine (fig. of God's favour)

b. (Hiphil) to flash forth light

2. to praise, boast, be boastful

a. (Qal)

1. to be boastful

2. boastful ones, boasters (participle)

b. (Piel)

1. to praise

2. to boast, make a boast

c. (Pual)

1. to be praised, be made praiseworthy, be commended, be worthy of praise

d. (Hithpael) to boast, glory, make one's boast

e. (Poel) to make a fool of, make into a fool

f. (Hithpoel) to act madly, act like a madman

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906