6884 – צָרַף (tsaraf)

to refine

Type:	Verb Verb   Rootword
Hebrew:	צָרַף (tsaraf)
Pronunciation:	tsa-raf    Listen
Gematria:	1090(90 + 200 + 800)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	a primitive root
Usage:	33 times in OT

Description

1) to smelt, refine, test
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to smelt, refine
1a2) to test
1a3) to test (and prove true)
1a4) smelter, refiner, goldsmith (participle)
1b) (Niphal) to be refined
1c) (Piel) to be a refiner
1c1) refiner (participle)

Synonyms

Hebrew nasa refers to testing, while tsaraf refers to metals that are melted and tested. The meaning of bachan lies between these two words. In Ps 26:2, all three words are used.

צָרַף	tsaraf		H6884	(33 ggr)	to refine
בָּחַן	bachan		H0974	(29 ggr)	to test
נָסָה	nasah		H5254	(36 ggr)	to test

*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Word root

Word with tsaraf as root:

מַצְרֵף	mitsref	H4715	crucible
צֹרְפִי	tsorefi	H6885	goldsmith
צָֽרְפַת	Tsarefat	H6886	Zarephath

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word tsaraf was translated to the following:

ἀργυροκόπος	argurokopos	G0695	silversmith
δοκιμάζω	dokimazo	G1381	prove
ἐκκαθαίρω	ekkathairo	G1571	purge out
καθαρίζω	katharizo	G2511	cleanse
κατασκευάζω	kataskeuazo	G2680	prepare
πυρόω	puroo	G4448	burn
χαλκεύς	chalkeus	G5471	coppersmith

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