וְ/כ֣וּר
𐤅/𐤊𐤅𐤓
vekhur
and furnace
from an unused root meaning properly, to dig through; a pot or furnace (as if excavated); furnace. Compare כִּיר.
H3564
Proverbs 17:3 · Word #3
Lexicon H3564
| Lemma | כּוּר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤅𐤓 |
| Transliteration | kûwr |
| Strong's | H3564 |
| In-context | and furnace |
Morphology HC/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H3564-03
and a smelting-furnace
| Root | כור (k-w-r) |
| Core Meanings | digging through, hollowing out, smelting, refining by fire |
| Semantic Range | furnace, smelting furnace, refining pot, crucible; figuratively a place or process of testing and purification |
| Conceptual Significance | Often used metaphorically for intense testing or refinement (e.g., the "iron furnace" of Egypt), symbolizing purification through suffering or divine refining of a people. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ ("and") + noun common masculine singular absolute (Ncmsa). No article or pronominal suffix; singular in form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun כּוּר (masculine singular absolute) denotes a furnace, likely from a root meaning "to dig through" or hollow out, referring to a pit-furnace used for smelting. "Smelting-furnace" preserves the root idea of excavated heat used for refining, and the singular form reflects the masculine singular morphology. The prefixed וְ is rendered as "and." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root כור (digging through, hollowing out, smelting, refining by fire)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3595-01 |
hakior | the hollowed basin |
H3595-02 |
hakiyor | the round basin |
H3595-03 |
hakiyorot | the round lavers |
H3595-04 |
kior | a round basin |
H3734-01 |
kor | cor-measure of |
H3734-02 |
korim | deep-round measures |
H3564-01 |
kur | smelting-furnace |
H3564-02 |
mikur | from the smelting-furnace of |
Word Usage (9 occurrences of H3564)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 4:20 | מִ/כּ֥וּר | mikur | from the furnace |
| 1 Kings 8:51 | כּ֥וּר | kur | furnace |
| Isaiah 48:10 | בְּ/כ֥וּר | bekhur | in the furnace |