Hebrew · H3564, G2575 · unreviewed

כּוּר

A pot or furnace (as if excavated) · a furnace

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כּוּר H3564 a pot or furnace (as if excavated)
Pronunciation kûr
Furnace for refining metal; metaphorically, intense trial that purifies or tests faith and character
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κάμινος G2575 a furnace
Pronunciation káminos
Furnace of intense heat used metaphorically for eschatological judgment and divine purification in Matthew and Revelation.
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What does כּוּר (kur) mean in the Bible?

כּוּר · κάμινος is a Hebrew word meaning "smelting furnace".

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Meaning

smelting furnace
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Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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