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# refining

«refining» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **melted to remove the dross** — 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

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

Purifying, as when metal is melted to remove the dross. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refining/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "The refining pot" is the crucible in which silver is purified. It is a picture of how the LORD tests hearts. Interpretation: The tradition says God tests a person as a goldsmith tests metal. The test shows what is true and valuable inside.

### examples

- The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but the LORD trieth the hearts. (Writings PRO.17.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refining/#x1)
- The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise. (Writings PRO.27.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refining/#x2)

### note

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

### In the corpora

- [The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but the LORD trieth the hearts.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.479/)
- [The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.798/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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