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Lexicon :: Strong's H6884 - ṣārap̄

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צָרַף
Transliteration
ṣārap̄
Pronunciation
tsaw-raf'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1972

Strong’s Definitions

צָרַף tsâraph, tsaw-raf'; a primitive root; to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively):—cast, (re-) fine(-er), founder, goldsmith, melt, pure, purge away, try.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x

The KJV translates Strong's H6884 in the following manner: try (11x), founder (5x), goldsmith (5x), refine (3x), refiner (2x), melt (2x), pure (2x), purge away (1x), casteth (1x), finer (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x
The KJV translates Strong's H6884 in the following manner: try (11x), founder (5x), goldsmith (5x), refine (3x), refiner (2x), melt (2x), pure (2x), purge away (1x), casteth (1x), finer (1x).

  1. to smelt, refine, test

    1. (Qal)

      1. to smelt, refine

      2. to test

      3. to test (and prove true)

      4. smelter, refiner, goldsmith (participle)

    2. (Niphal) to be refined

    3. (Piel) to be a refiner

      1. refiner (participle)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צָרַף tsâraph, tsaw-raf'; a primitive root; to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively):—cast, (re-) fine(-er), founder, goldsmith, melt, pure, purge away, try.
STRONGS H6884: Abbreviations
† צָרַף verb smelt, refine, test (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician מצרף smelter; Assyrian ṣurrupu, refined, ṣarpu, silver, naṣraptu, crucible; Arabic bdb086401 is pure, unmixed (especially of wine); **compare bdb112704 pure silver, etc., SchulthGGA, 1902, 673; also ZimGGA, 1899, 250; KAT 3, 650 (Hebrew, etc., borrowed from Assyrian); very doubtful is Sabean צרף silver, money, compare MordtmHim. Inschr. pp. 14, 29 CISiv, No. 291, 1.1); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular צ׳ Jeremiah 6:29, suffix צְרָפָ֑תְהוּ Psalm 105:19; 2nd person masculine singular suffix צְרַפְתָּנִי Psalm 17:3, etc.; Imperfect 1st person singular אֶצְרֹף Isaiah 1:25, suffix אֶצְרְפֶנּוּ Judges 7:4; Imperative masculine singular צרופה Psalm 26:2 Kt, צָרְפָה Qr; Infinitive absolute צָרוֺף Jeremiah 6:29; construct לִצְרוֺף Daniel 11:35, etc.; Participle active suffix צוֺרְכָּם Jeremiah 9:6, etc.; pass. צָרוּף Psalm 12:7, etc.; —
1. smelt, refine: Jeremiah 6:29 (twice in verse) in vain hath he smelted continually (infinitive absolute; figurative of purifying people); so smelt away Isaiah 1:25 (accusative of dross; figurative); of silver Zechariah 13:9; Psalm 66:10, כֶּסֶף צָרוּף בַּעֲלִיל Psalm 12:7 (all simile); of אִמְרַת י׳ Psalm 18:31 = 2 Samuel 22:31; Psalm 119:140; Proverbs 30:5 (אִמְרַת אֱלוֺהַּ); refine (men, by trials) Daniel 11:35 (+ לִבָרֵר, לַלְבֵּן).
2. test Judges 7:4 I will test them (the warriors) for thee (י׳ subject); — perhaps also Judges 7:3 (see I. צפר); more generally, of י׳'s testing, trying (the hearts of) men (often || בָּחַן) Jeremiah 9:6; Isaiah 48:10; Zechariah 13:9; Psalm 26:2; Psalm 66:10.
3. test (and prove true) a man (subject י׳'s saying) Psalm 105:19.
4. Participle active as noun smelter, refiner, hence = goldsmith Judges 17:4; Jeremiah 10:9, 14; Jeremiah 51:17; Isaiah 40:19 (twice in verse) (but perhaps strike out Isaiah 40:19b, compare Du Che Marti), Isaiah 41:7; Isaiah 46:6; Proverbs 25:4; as a guild Nehemiah 3:8, 32.
Niph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural יִצָּֽרְפוּ Daniel 12:10 many shall be refined (by suffering; + יִתְבָּֽרְרוּ, יִתְלַבְּנוּ).
Pi. Participle מְצָרֵף as noun a refiner, כְּאֵשׁ מ׳ Malachi 3:2 (simile of י׳), compare מְ׳ alone Malachi 3:3 (+ מְטַהֵר כֶּסֶף).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Judges

7:3; 7:4; 7:4; 17:4

2 Samuel

22:31

Nehemiah

3:8; 3:32

Psalms

12:7; 12:7; 17:3; 18:31; 26:2; 26:2; 66:10; 66:10; 105:19; 105:19; 119:140

Proverbs

25:4; 30:5

Isaiah

1:25; 1:25; 40:19; 40:19; 41:7; 46:6; 48:10

Jeremiah

6:29; 6:29; 6:29; 9:6; 9:6; 10:9; 10:14; 51:17

Daniel

11:35; 11:35; 12:10

Zechariah

13:9; 13:9

Malachi

3:2; 3:3

H6884

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6884 matches the Hebrew צָרַף (ṣārap̄),
which occurs 34 times in 29 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:4 - The LORD spoke to Gideon again, "There are still too many men. Bring them down to the water and I will thin the ranks some more. When I say, 'This one should go with you,' pick him to go; when I say, 'This one should not go with you,' do not take him."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:4 - When he gave the silver back to his mother, she took two hundred pieces of silver to a silversmith, who made them into a carved image and a metal image. She then put them in Micah's house.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:31 - The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the LORD's promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:8 - Uzziel son of Harhaiah, a member of the goldsmiths' guild, worked on the section adjacent to him. Hananiah, a member of the perfumers' guild, worked on the section adjacent to him. They plastered the city wall of Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:32 - And between the room above the corner and the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and traders worked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:6 - The LORD's words are absolutely reliable. They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground, where it is thoroughly refined.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:3 - You have scrutinized my inner motives; you have examined me during the night. You have carefully evaluated me, but you find no sin. I am determined I will say nothing sinful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:30 - The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the LORD's promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:2 - Examine me, O LORD, and test me! Evaluate my inner thoughts and motives!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:10 - For you, O God, tested us; you purified us like refined silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:19 - until the time when his prediction came true. The LORD's word proved him right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:140

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:140 - Your word is absolutely pure, and your servant loves it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:4 - Remove the dross from the silver, and material for the silversmith will emerge;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:5 - Every word of God is purified; he is like a shield for those who take refuge in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:25 - I will attack you; I will purify your metal with flux. I will remove all your slag.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:19 - A craftsman casts an idol; a metalsmith overlays it with gold and forges silver chains for it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:7 - The craftsman encourages the metalsmith, the one who wields the hammer encourages the one who pounds on the anvil. He approves the quality of the welding, and nails it down so it won't fall over."

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:6 - Those who empty out gold from a purse and weigh out silver on the scale hire a metalsmith, who makes it into a god. They then bow down and worship it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:10 - Look, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have purified you in the furnace of misery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:29 - The fiery bellows of judgment burn fiercely. But there is too much dross to be removed. The process of refining them has proved useless. The wicked have not been purged.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:7 - Therefore the LORD who rules over all says, "I will now purify them in the fires of affliction and test them. The wickedness of my dear people has left me no choice. What else can I do?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:9 - Hammered-out silver is brought from Tarshish and gold is brought from Uphaz to cover those idols. They are the handiwork of carpenters and goldsmiths. They are clothed in blue and purple clothes. They are all made by skillful workers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:14 - All these idolaters will prove to be stupid and ignorant. Every goldsmith will be disgraced by the idol he made. For the image he forges is merely a sham. There is no breath in any of those idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:17 - All idolaters will prove to be stupid and ignorant. Every goldsmith will be disgraced by the idol he made. For the image he forges is merely a sham. There is no breath in any of those idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:35 - Even some of the wise will stumble, resulting in their refinement, purification, and cleansing until the time of the end, for it is still for the appointed time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:10 - Many will be purified, made clean, and refined, but the wicked will go on being wicked. None of the wicked will understand, though the wise will understand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:9 - Then I will bring the remaining third into the fire; I will refine them like silver is refined and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name and I will answer; I will say, 'These are my people,' and they will say, 'The LORD is my God.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:2 - Who can endure the day of his coming? Who can keep standing when he appears? For he will be like a refiner's fire, like a launderer's soap.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:3 - He will act like a refiner and purifier of silver and will cleanse the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will offer the LORD a proper offering.
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