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מַצְרֵף

Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H4715

crucible — used 2 times in the Hebrew Bible. Below: its meanings with their sources, MACULA's glosses, and 2 verses word for word and in JPS 1917.

Meaning

OpenScriptures lexical index

crucible tree →

Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906

מַצְרֵף²: crucible tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.[m.] crucible (proposes place or instrument of refining); מ׳ לַכֶּסֶף וְכוּר לַזָּהָב Pr 17:3; 27:21.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates)

Glosses

MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: a crucible (2).

In the verses

Proverbs 17:3 · tree →

מַצְרֵ֣ף לַ֭כֶּסֶף וְכ֣וּר לַזָּהָ֑ב וּבֹחֵ֖ן לִבּ֣וֹת יְהוָֽה׃

Word for word: a.crucible [is].for (the) silver and a.furnace [is].for (the) gold and.[is] testing hearts Yahweh

JPS 1917: The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but the LORD trieth the hearts.

Proverbs 27:21 · tree →

מַצְרֵ֣ף לַ֭כֶּסֶף וְכ֣וּר לַזָּהָ֑ב וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ לְפִ֣י מַהֲלָלֽוֹ׃

Word for word: a.crucible [is].for (the) silver and a.furnace [is].for (the) gold and a.person [is].to the.mouth his.praise his

JPS 1917: The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise.

On Mova

Sources. The words, their counts, glosses and the word-for-word renderings: MACULA Hebrew (the Westminster Leningrad Codex; Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meanings: the OpenScriptures lexical index (CC BY 4.0), Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906 and Jastrow 1903 (public domain, via Sefaria); Targum Onkelos from Sefaria (public domain). Translation: JPS 1917 (public domain, from eBible.org).

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