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# refiner

«refiner» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **A person who purifies metal by melting it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun

### meaning for a pupil

A person who purifies metal by melting it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refiner/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is a worker who burns away the dross from silver or gold. The image describes God purifying the people. Interpretation: Malachi says God will purify the sons of Levi, like a refiner, so that offerings will be pure. The tradition sees hardship as a way of cleansing the soul.

### examples

- For he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap; (Prophets MAL.3.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refiner/#x1)
- Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner; (Writings PRO.25.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refiner/#x2)
- And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver; and there shall be they that shall offer unto the LORD offerings in righteousness. (Prophets MAL.3.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refiner/#x3)

### note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

### In the corpora

- [For he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/MAL.45/)
- [Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.725/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «refiner» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refiner/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.