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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 - And Jehovah saith unto Gideon, 'Yet are the people too many; bring them down unto the water, and I refine it for thee there; and it hath been, he of whom I say unto thee, This doth go with thee -- he doth go with thee; and any of whom I say unto thee, This doth not go with thee -- he doth not go.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:4 - And he giveth back the money to his mother, and his mother taketh two hundred silverlings, and giveth them to a refiner, and he maketh them a graven image, and a molten image, and it is in the house of Micah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:31 - God! Perfect is His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield He is to all those trusting in Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:8 - By his hand hath Uzziel son of Harhaiah of the refiners strengthened; and by his hand hath Hananiah son of one of the compounders strengthened; and they leave Jerusalem unto the broad wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:32 - And between the ascent of the corner and the sheep-gate, have the refiners and the merchants strengthened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:6 - Sayings of Jehovah are pure sayings; Silver tried in a furnace of earth refined sevenfold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:3 - Thou hast proved my heart, Thou hast inspected by night, Thou hast tried me, Thou findest nothing; My thoughts pass not over my mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:30 - God! perfect is His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield is He to all those trusting in Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:2 - Try me, O Jehovah, and prove me, Purified are my reins and my heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:10 - For Thou hast tried us, O God, Thou hast refined us as the refining of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:19 - Till the time of the coming of His word The saying of Jehovah hath tried him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:140

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:140 - Tried is thy saying exceedingly, And Thy servant hath loved it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:4 - Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:5 - Every saying of God is tried, A shield He is to those trusting in Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:25 - And I turn back My hand upon thee, And I refine as purity thy dross, And I turn aside all thy tin,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:19 - The graven image poured out hath a artizan, And a refiner with gold spreadeth it over, And chains of silver he is refining.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:7 - And strengthen doth an artizan the refiner, A smoother with a hammer, Him who is beating on an anvil, Saying, 'For joining it is good,' And he strengtheneth it with nails, it is not moved!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:6 - -- They are pouring out gold from a bag, And silver on the beam they weigh, They hire a refiner, and he maketh it a god, They fall down, yea, they bow themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:10 - Lo, I have refined thee, and not with silver, I have chosen thee in a furnace of affliction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:29 - The bellows have been burnt, By fire hath the lead been consumed, In vain hath a refiner refined, And the wicked have not been drawn away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:7 - Therefore, thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Lo, I am refining them, and have tried them, For how do I do because of the daughter of My people?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:9 - Spread-out silver from Tarshish is brought, And gold from Uphaz, Work of an artizan, and of the hands of a refiner, Blue and purple is their clothing, Work of the skilful -- all of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:14 - Brutish is every man by knowledge, Put to shame is every refiner by a graven image, For false is his molten image. And there is no breath in them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:17 - Brutish hath been every man by knowledge, Put to shame hath been every refiner by a graven image, For false is his molten image, And there is no breath in them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:35 - And some of the teachers do stumble for refining by them, and for purifying, and for making white -- till the end of the time, for it is yet for a time appointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:10 - Purify themselves, yea, make themselves white, yea, refined are many: and the wicked have done wickedly, and none of the wicked understand, and those acting wisely do understand;

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:9 - And I have brought the third into fire, And refined them like a refining of silver, And have tried them like a trying of gold, It doth call in My name, and I answer it, I have said, 'My people it is,' And it saith, 'Jehovah is my God!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:2 - And who is bearing the day of his coming? And who is standing in his appearing? For he is as fire of a refiner, And as soap of a fuller.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:3 - And he hath sat, a refiner and purifier of silver, And he hath purified the sons of Levi, And hath refined them as gold and as silver, And they have been to Jehovah bringing nigh a present in righteousness.
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