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צָרַף H6884

H6884 is the Hebrew word צָרַף, transliterated tsâraph and said tsaw-raf'. The King James Version most often renders it tried.

Word: צָרַףTransliteration: tsâraphSaid: tsaw-raf'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 27 verses

What it means

to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively).

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 25 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

tried 4×try 3×founder 3×goldsmith 3×goldsmiths 2×hast tried 2×pure 2×every founder 2×purge away 1×casteth 1×behold i have refined 1×melteth 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: cast, (re-) fine(-er), founder, goldsmith, melt, pure, purge away, try.

Verses using צָרַף

All 27 verses, quoted in full.

Judges 7:4 · KJV

And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.

Judges 17:4 · KJV

Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah.

2 Samuel 22:31 · KJV

As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.

Nehemiah 3:8 · KJV

Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall.

Nehemiah 3:32 · KJV

And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.

Psalm 12:6 · KJV

The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

Psalm 17:3 · KJV

Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

Psalm 18:30 · KJV

As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

Psalm 26:2 · KJV

Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.

Psalm 66:10 · KJV

For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

Psalm 119:140 · KJV

Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.

Proverbs 30:5 · KJV

Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

Isaiah 1:25 · KJV

And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:

Isaiah 40:19 · KJV

The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.

Isaiah 41:7 · KJV

So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.

Isaiah 46:6 · KJV

They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.

Isaiah 48:10 · KJV

Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.

Jeremiah 6:29 · KJV

The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.

Jeremiah 9:7 · KJV

Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?

Jeremiah 10:9 · KJV

Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.

Jeremiah 10:14 · KJV

Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

Jeremiah 51:17 · KJV

Every man is brutish by his knowledge; every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

Daniel 11:35 · KJV

And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.

Daniel 12:10 · KJV

Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.

Zechariah 13:9 · KJV

And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.

Malachi 3:2 · KJV

But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:

Malachi 3:3 · KJV

And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6884 mean?

H6884 is the Hebrew word צָרַף (tsâraph), meaning to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively).

How is H6884 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it tried (4 times), try (3 times), founder (3 times), goldsmith (3 times), goldsmiths (2 times), among others.

How many times does H6884 appear in the Bible?

צָרַף (tsâraph) is tagged in 27 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6884 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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