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title: מַצְרֵף — crucible · The Tanakh dictionary
description: מַצְרֵף (4715), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 2 times: crucible. BDB 1906: crucible. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# מַצְרֵף

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«מַצְרֵף» in the Tanakh dictionary: **crucible** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 2 times · **Key:** 4715 · **BDB:** מַצְרֵף²

### Glosses

a.crucible (2)

### Meaning (OSHB)

crucible [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1502/4715/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

crucible [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1502/4715/#m2)

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

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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)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «מַצְרֵף» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1502/4715/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Proverbs 17:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.17.3/)

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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.

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[Proverbs 27:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.27.21/)

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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.

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