What does כּוּר (kûr) mean in the Bible?
כּוּר (kûr): Furnace for refining metal; metaphorically, intense trial that purifies or tests faith and character
Hebrew · H3564
כּוּר
A pot or furnace (as if excavated)
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כּוּר H3564
Pronunciation kûr
What does כּוּר (kûr) mean in the Bible?
כּוּר (kûr): Furnace for refining metal; metaphorically, intense trial that purifies or tests faith and character
Full entry for כּוּר (H3564) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3564?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and a furnace (2), furnace (2), the furnace (2), a furnace (1), of the furnace (1).
Where does כּוּר (kûr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 4:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (3), Proverbs (2), 1 Kings (1), Deuteronomy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and a furnace 2× Proverbs 17:3, Proverbs 27:21
furnace 2× Deuteronomy 4:20, Jeremiah 11:4
the furnace 2× Ezekiel 22:18, Ezekiel 22:20
a furnace 1× Ezekiel 22:22
of the furnace 1× 1 Kings 8:51
you in the furnace 1× Isaiah 48:10
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 4:20 מִכּ֥וּר to furnace Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Kings 8:51 כּ֥וּר to of the furnace Noun - masculine singular construct Proverbs 17:3 וְכ֣וּר to and a furnace Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 27:21 וְכ֣וּר to and a furnace Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 48:10 בְּכ֥וּר to you in the furnace Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Jeremiah 11:4 מִכּ֨וּר to furnace Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Ezekiel 22:18 כּ֔וּר to the furnace Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 22:20 כּ֔וּר to the furnace Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 22:22 כּ֔וּר to a furnace Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 4:20
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 6
Deuteronomy 1 1 Kings 1 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 3
Source forms
כּ֔וּר 3x kūr Ezekiel 22:18, Ezekiel 22:20, Ezekiel 22:22
וְכ֣וּר 2x wə·ḵūr Proverbs 17:3, Proverbs 27:21
בְּכ֥וּר 1x bə·ḵūr Isaiah 48:10
כּ֥וּר 1x kūr 1 Kings 8:51
מִכּ֥וּר 1x mik·kūr Deuteronomy 4:20
מִכּ֨וּר 1x mik·kūr Jeremiah 11:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 3x Ezekiel 22:18, Ezekiel 22:20, Ezekiel 22:22
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Proverbs 17:3, Proverbs 27:21
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Deuteronomy 4:20, Jeremiah 11:4
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x 1 Kings 8:51
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 48:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Furnace for refining metal; metaphorically, intense trial that purifies or tests faith and character
Source Gloss
a pot or furnace (as if excavated)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Furnace for refining metal; metaphorically, intense trial that purifies or tests faith and character
a pot or furnace (as if excavated) BDB: smelting-pot Usage: furnace. Compare 3600.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Metaphorical furnace of Egypt, representing bondage and affliction
Smelting furnace that tests and purifies hearts, like precious metals
Furnace that proves metals, symbolizing how praise tests human character
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 9 lexical occurrence verses.
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain