The meaning of “כּוּר”
Understanding kûwr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
furnace. Compare כִּיר. - a pot or furnace (as if excavated) n m 1) furnace, forge, smelting furnace or pot v 2) (Qal) t...
כּוּר
furnace. Compare כִּיר. - a pot or furnace (as if excavated) n m 1) furnace, forge, smelting furnace or pot v 2) (Qal) to bore, pierce, dig, hew
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 4:20 | “But the Lord hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.” Word: כּוּר (kûwr) | |
| 1 Kings 8:51 | “For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:” Word: כּוּר (kûwr) | |
| Proverbs 27:21 | “As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.” Word: כּוּר (kûwr) | |
| Isaiah 48:10 | “Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.” Word: כּוּר (kûwr) | |
| Jeremiah 11:4 | “Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:” Word: כּוּר (kûwr) |
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