What does כּוּר · κάμινος mean in the Bible?
כּוּר · κάμινος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "smelting furnace".
Hebrew · H3564, G2575
כּוּר
A pot or furnace (as if excavated) · a furnace
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כּוּרH3564a pot or furnace (as if excavated)
Pronunciationkûr
Furnace for refining metal; metaphorically, intense trial that purifies or tests faith and character
Open lexicon entry →κάμινοςG2575a furnace
Pronunciationkáminos
Furnace of intense heat used metaphorically for eschatological judgment and divine purification in Matthew and Revelation.
Open lexicon entry →What does כּוּר (kur) mean in the Bible?
כּוּר · κάμινος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "smelting furnace".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3564, G2575?
H3564, G2575 is connected to 9 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. smelting furnace
Strong'sH3564, G2575
Lexical occurrences9 versesSource Gloss
smelting furnace
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.