כּוּר
Transliteration
kûr
Pronunciation
koor
Part of Speech
masculine noun, verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning properly, to dig through
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 967b,968

Strong’s Definitions

כּוּר kûwr, koor; from an unused root meaning properly, to dig through; a pot or furnace (as if excavated):—furnace. Compare H3600.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H3564 in the following manner: furnace (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H3564 in the following manner: furnace (9x).
masculine noun

  1. furnace, forge, smelting furnace or pot

    verb

  2. (Qal) to bore, pierce, dig, hew

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כּוּר kûwr, koor; from an unused root meaning properly, to dig through; a pot or furnace (as if excavated):—furnace. Compare H3600.
STRONGS H3564: Abbreviations
† כּוּר noun [masculine] smelting-pot or furnace (Arabic ; Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic id., ; Ethiopic ) — pot or furnace for smelting metals, but always in metaphor or simile of human sufferings in punishment or discipline: iron (figurative of Egypt as place of bondage) הַבַּרְזֶל מִכּ׳ Deuteronomy 4:20; Jeremiah 11:4, הַבּ׳ מִתּוֺךְ כ׳ 1 Kings 8:51; gold לַזָּהָב כ׳ Proverbs 17:3 = Proverbs 27:21 (|| מַצְרֵף); various metals Ezekiel 22:18,20,22; once בְּכוּר עֹ֑נִי Isaiah 48:10 in a smelting-pot of affliction.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

4:20

1 Kings

8:51

Proverbs

17:3; 27:21

Isaiah

48:10

Jeremiah

11:4

Ezekiel

22:18; 22:20; 22:22