A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.Proverbs 17:3
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
מַצְרֵ֣ף לַ֭כֶּסֶף וְכ֣וּר לַזָּהָ֑ב וּבֹחֵ֖ן לִבּ֣וֹת יְהוָֽה׃
- מַצְרֵ֣ףmatz.Ref“a crucible”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַצְרֵף · “crucible” · Strong's H4715
- לַ֭כֶּסֶףLa.ke.sef“[is] for <the> silver”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֶּ֫סֶף · “money” · Strong's H3701G
- וְכ֣וּרve.Khur“and a smelting furnace”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כּוּר · “furnace” · Strong's H3564
- לַזָּהָ֑בla.za.Hav“[is] for <the> gold”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from זָהָב · “gold” · Strong's H2091
- וּבֹחֵ֖ןu.vo.Chen“and [is] testing”Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בָּחַן · “to test” · Strong's H0974
- לִבּ֣וֹתli.Bot“hearts”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from לִבָּה · “heart” · Strong's H3826
- יְהוָֽה׃Yah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)