What does סִיג (sīgīm) mean in the Bible?
סִיג (sīgīm): Metallic waste that moves or recedes from pure ore; metaphor for moral worthlessness or rejection.
Hebrew · H5509
סִיג
Scoria
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סִיג H5509
Pronunciation sīgīm
What does סִיג (sīgīm) mean in the Bible?
סִיג (sīgīm): Metallic waste that moves or recedes from pure ore; metaphor for moral worthlessness or rejection.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5509?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include dross (3), the dross (2), . . . (1), like dross (1), your dross (1).
Where does סִיג (sīgīm) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 119:119. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (3), Isaiah (2), Proverbs (2), Psalms (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 dross 3× Isaiah 1:22, Ezekiel 22:18, Ezekiel 22:19
the dross 2× Proverbs 25:4, Ezekiel 22:18
. . . 1× Proverbs 26:23
like dross 1× Psalms 119:119
your dross 1× Isaiah 1:25
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Psalms 119:119 סִגִ֗ים to like dross Noun - masculine plural Proverbs 25:4 סִיגִ֣ים to the dross Noun - masculine plural Proverbs 26:23 סִ֭יגִים to . . . Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 1:22 לְסִיגִ֑ים to dross Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 1:25 סִיגָ֑יִךְ to your dross Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Ezekiel 22:18 לְסוּג to dross Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 22:18 סִגִ֥ים to the dross Noun - masculine plural Ezekiel 22:19 לְסִגִ֑ים to dross Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 119:119
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 4
Psalms 1 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 2 Ezekiel 3
Source forms
לְסִגִ֑ים 1x lə·si·ḡîm Ezekiel 22:19
לְסוּג 1x lə·sūḡ Ezekiel 22:18
לְסִיגִ֑ים 1x lə·sî·ḡîm Isaiah 1:22
סִגִ֗ים 1x si·ḡîm Psalms 119:119
סִגִ֥ים 1x si·ḡîm Ezekiel 22:18
סִיגָ֑יִךְ 1x sî·ḡā·yiḵ Isaiah 1:25
סִיגִ֣ים 1x sî·ḡîm Proverbs 25:4
סִ֭יגִים 1x sî·ḡîm Proverbs 26:23
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 4x Psalms 119:119, Proverbs 25:4, Proverbs 26:23, Ezekiel 22:18
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural 2x Isaiah 1:22, Ezekiel 22:19
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 1:25
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 22:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Metallic waste that moves or recedes from pure ore; metaphor for moral worthlessness or rejection.
Source Gloss
scoria
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Metallic waste that moves or recedes from pure ore; metaphor for moral worthlessness or rejection.
scoria BDB: a moving back Usage: dross.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Impurities separated from precious metal during refining.
Showing 1 selected witness from 9 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
Why This Word Matters
The metaphor of dross illustrates moral corruption within what was meant to be pure, setting up the refining imagery of divine judgment. Isaiah 1:21-31
Canonical Themes
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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