וּ/צְרַפְתִּי/ם֙

𐤅/𐤑𐤓𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤌

utserafetim

and I will refine them

a primitive root; to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively); cast, (re-) fine(-er), founder, goldsmith, melt, pure, purge away, try.

H6884

Zechariah 13:9 · Word #5

Lexicon H6884

Lemmaצָרַף
Lemma (Paleo)𐤑𐤓𐤐
Transliterationtsâraph
Strong'sH6884
In-contextand I will refine them

Morphology HC/Vqq1cs/Sp3mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative
Person 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we")
Gender c — Common — Common (both genders)
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H6884-20

and I will smelt-refine them

Morphological NotesQal waw-consecutive (Vqq) 1cs from צרף with 3mp pronominal suffix; active simple stem expressing the speaker’s direct action upon "them."
Rendering RationaleThe root צרף denotes the smelting and refining of metal, often figuratively extended to purifying or testing people. The form is Qal with waw-consecutive 1st common singular plus a 3rd masculine plural suffix, hence "and I will" with the direct object "them." The rendering preserves the metallurgical imagery inherent in the root while reflecting the first-person singular action upon a masculine plural object.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root צרף (smelting, refining, purifying, testing, assaying)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H6885-01 hatsorefi the refiner
H6884-01 hatsorefim the refiners
H6884-02 kitseraf he refined

Word Usage (34 occurrences of H6884)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Judges 7:4 וְ/אֶצְרְפֶ֥/נּוּ veetserefenu and I will sift them
Judges 17:4 לַ/צּוֹרֵ֗ף latsoref to the silversmith
2 Samuel 22:31 צְרוּפָ֔ה tserufah tested