Proverbs 17:3 Bible Lexicon

Proverbs 17:3

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NASB ©	Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Definition	Origin
The refining pot	מַצְרֵ֣ף	matz·ref	4715	a crucible	from tsaraph
is for silver	לַ֭כֶּסֶף	lak·ke·sef	3701	silver, money	from kasaph
and the furnace	וְכ֣וּר	ve·chur	3564a	smelting pot or furnace	from an unused word
for gold,	לַזָּהָ֑ב	laz·za·hav;	2091	gold	of uncertain derivation
But the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	3068	the proper name of the God of Israel	from havah
tests	וּבֹחֵ֖ן	u·vo·chen	974	to examine, try	a prim. root
hearts.			3820	inner man, mind, will, heart	from the same as lebab

KJV Lexicon
The fining pot
mitsreph (mits-rafe')
a crucible -- fining pot.

is for silver
keceph (keh'-sef)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling).

and the furnace
kuwr (koor)
a pot or furnace (as if excavated) -- furnace.

for gold
zahab (zaw-hawb')
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky -- gold(-en), fair weather.

but the LORD
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.

trieth
bachan (baw-khan')
to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate -- examine, prove, tempt, try (trial).

the hearts
libbah (lib-baw')
the heart -- heart.

New American Standard (©1995)
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the LORD tests hearts.

King James Bible
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.

American King James Version
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD tries the hearts.

American Standard Version
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts.

Darby Bible Translation
The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but Jehovah trieth the hearts.

English Revised Version
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.

Webster's Bible Translation
The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.

World English Bible
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Yahweh tests the hearts.

Young's Literal Translation
A refining pot is for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts is Jehovah.

משלי 17:3 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
מַצְרֵ֣ף לַ֭כֶּסֶף וְכ֣וּר לַזָּהָ֑ב וּבֹחֵ֖ן לִבֹּ֣ות יְהוָֽה׃

משלי 17:3 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
מצרף לכסף וכור לזהב ובחן לבות יהוה׃

משלי 17:3 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
מצרף לכסף וכור לזהב ובחן לבות יהוה׃

משלי 17:3 Hebrew Bible
מצרף לכסף וכור לזהב ובחן לבות יהוה׃