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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 the LORD said to Gideon, “The people are still too many. Take them down to the water, and I will test them for you there, and anyone of whom I say to you, ‘This one shall go with you,’ shall go with you, and anyone of whom I say to you, ‘This one shall not go with you,’ shall not go.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:4 - So when he restored the money to his mother, his mother took 200 pieces of silver and gave it to the silversmith, who made it into a carved image and a metal image. And it was in the house of Micah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:31 - This God—his way is perfect;
the word of the LORD proves true;
he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:8 - Next to them Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, goldsmiths, repaired. Next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, repaired, and they restored 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 upper chamber of the corner and the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and the merchants repaired.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:6 - The words of the LORD are pure words,
like silver refined in a furnace on the ground,
purified seven times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:3 - You have tried my heart, you have visited me by night,
you have tested me, and you will find nothing;
I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:30 - This God—his way is perfect;[fn]
the word of the LORD proves true;
he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:2 - Prove me, O LORD, and try me;
test my heart and my mind.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:10 - For you, O God, have tested us;
you have tried us as silver is tried.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:19 - until what he had said came to pass,
the word of the LORD tested him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:140

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:140 - Your promise is well tried,
and your servant loves it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:4 - Take away the dross from the silver,
and the smith has material for a vessel;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:5 - Every word of God proves true;
he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:25 - I will turn my hand against you
and will smelt away your dross as with lye
and remove all your alloy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:19 - An idol! A craftsman casts it,
and a goldsmith overlays it with gold
and casts for it silver chains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:7 - The craftsman strengthens the goldsmith,
and he who smooths with the hammer him who strikes the anvil,
saying of the soldering, “It is good”;
and they strengthen it with nails so that it cannot be moved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:6 - Those who lavish gold from the purse,
and weigh out silver in the scales,
hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god;
then they fall down and worship!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:10 - Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver;
I have tried[fn] you in the furnace of affliction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:29 - The bellows blow fiercely;
the lead is consumed by the fire;
in vain the refining goes on,
for the wicked are not removed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:7 - Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts:
“Behold, I will refine them and test them,
for what else can I do, because of my people?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:9 - Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish,
and gold from Uphaz.
They are the work of the craftsman and of the hands of the goldsmith;
their clothing is violet and purple;
they are all the work of skilled men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:14 - Every man is stupid and without knowledge;
every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols,
for his images are false,
and there is no breath in them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:17 - Every man is stupid and without knowledge;
every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols,
for his images are false,
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 wise shall stumble, so that they may be refined, purified, and made white, until the time of the end, for it still awaits the appointed time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:10 - Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but the wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:9 - And I will put this third into the fire,
and refine them as one refines silver,
and test them as gold is tested.
They will call upon my name,
and I will answer them.
I will say, ‘They 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 - But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:3 - He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings in righteousness to the LORD.[fn]
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