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הִתּוּךְ

𐤄𐤕𐤅𐤊

hittûwk

H2046 noun

SILEX Entry

Root נתך to pour out, to melt, to flow

Definition

A process or product of melting, specifically molten metal or a casting produced by pouring melted metal into a mold. It refers to the state or object resulting from the application of intense heat to metal, causing it to liquefy and then be formed or cast into a shape.

Semantic Range

melting (process), molten metal, casting (formed object from molten material)

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root נתח (נָתַךְ), meaning 'to pour out, melt, flow.' The noun הִתּוּךְ is a verbal noun pattern (hit-pa'al), indicating the process or result of melting. The word literally denotes 'that which is melted' or 'melting/casting.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

הִתּוּךְ appears in the Hebrew Bible (e.g., Ezekiel 22:22) in the context of smelting or the refining of metals, especially in prophetic or judgmental imagery referring to the refining of Israel. The term evokes metallurgical processes common in the ancient Near East, where metals were purified by melting and casting. Though often rendered 'melting' or 'molten' in English, the word specifically connotes not just the act of liquefaction but also the result—molten material or a casting. It is distinct from similar terms like מַסֵּכָה (massekah, 'molten image' or 'cast idol'), which focuses more on idols rather than the generic process or product of melting. Later Judean and rabbinic tradition may use related terms for smelting and purification, but הִתּוּךְ itself is tied particularly to the biblical period and is rare.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from נָתַךְ; a melting; is melted.

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Root Family

נתך (n-t-k) — to pour out, to melt, to flow

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H5413 נָתַךְ they caused to pour out

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H2046-01 כְּ/הִתּ֥וּךְ kehitukhe HR/Ncmsc as it is melted like a melting-of 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H2046-01 Ezekiel 22:22 כְּ/הִתּ֥וּךְ kehitukhe HR/Ncmsc as it is melted like a melting-of
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