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It is used to describe acts that are significant, whether good or bad, and often highlights the moral or ethical dimension of the action.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, actions and deeds were seen as reflections of one's character and relationship with God. The concept of deeds was central to the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where obedience to God's commandments was demonstrated through righteous actions. The moral quality of one's deeds was often linked to divine judgment or blessing.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/5953d.htm">alal</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>perhaps furnace, crucible<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>furnace (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">עֲלִיל</font> apparently <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font>, only <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">כֶּסֶף צָרוּף בַּע</font> <font class="hebrew2">לָאָרֶץ</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/12-7.htm">Psalm 12:7</a>, usually (after <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> <font class="hebrew2">כּוּרָא</font>) <em>furnace, crucible</em> (Hup from III. <font class="hebrew2">עלל</font>; De and others <em>workshop</em>, from I. <font class="hebrew2">עלל</font>) but wholly dubious; Late Hebrew <em>openly</em> Levy<sup>NHWB iii. 654</sup>; Che Du strike out as gloss; compare discussion Che<sup> Expos. T. viii. 236, 336</sup> Ne<sup>ib. 287, 379</sup>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>furnace <p>From <a href="/hebrew/5953.htm">alal</a> in the sense of completing; probably a crucible (as working over the metal) -- furnace. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5953.htm">alal</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בַּעֲלִ֣יל בעליל ba‘ălîl ba·‘ă·lîl baaLil<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/psalms/12-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 12:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כֶּ֣סֶף צָ֭רוּף <b> בַּעֲלִ֣יל </b> לָאָ֑רֶץ מְ֝זֻקָּ֗ק</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> tried <span class="itali">in a furnace</span> on the earth,<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> tried <span class="itali">in a furnace</span> of earth,<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/12-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> silver tried <span class="itali">A furnace</span> the earth refined<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5948.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5948.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5948<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/baalil_5948.htm">ba·‘ă·lîl — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/5947.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5947"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5947" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/5949.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5949"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5949" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>