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Strong's Number H6884

צָרַף

tsaraph · tsaw-raf'

Transliteration:

tsaraph{tsaw-raf'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

1972

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively)

Usage in the KJV:

try 11, founder 5, goldsmith 5, refine 3, refiner 1, melt 2, pure 2, purge away 1, casteth 1, finer 1

Total: 33
Occurs 33 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

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)