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ṣāraf צָרַף ‘to refine’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

ṣāraf v
1) to smelt, refine, test
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to smelt, refine
  1a2) to test
  1a3) to test (and prove true)
  1a4) smelter, refiner, goldsmith (participle)
 1b) (Niphal) to be refined
 1c) (Piel) to be a refiner
  1c1) refiner (participle)

Mentioned in Judges 7:4, 17:4 2 Samuel 22:31 Isaiah 46:6, 41:7, 1:25, 48:10, 40:19 Jeremiah 10:14, 51:17, 10:9, 9:6, 6:29 Zechariah 13:9 Malachi 3:2, 3:3 Psalms 119:140, 18:31, 66:10, 12:7, 105:19, 17:3, 26:2 Proverbs 30:5, 25:4 Daniel 12:10, 11:35 Nehemiah 3:32, 3:8

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