What does כּוּר · בַּרְזֶל · κάμινος · σιδήρεος mean in the Bible?
כּוּר · בַּרְזֶל · κάμινος · σιδήρεος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "metaphor describing the harsh bondage of Egypt".
Hebrew · H3564, H1270, G2575, G4603
כּוּר הַבַּרְזֶל
A pot or furnace (as if excavated) · iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement · a furnace · made of iron
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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 →בַּרְזֶלH1270iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
κάμινοςG2575a furnace
Pronunciationkáminos
Furnace of intense heat used metaphorically for eschatological judgment and divine purification in Matthew and Revelation.
Open lexicon entry →σιδήρεοςG4603made of iron
Pronunciationsidḗreos
Open lexicon entry →What does כּוּר הַבַּרְזֶל (kur habarzel) mean in the Bible?
כּוּר · בַּרְזֶל · κάμινος · σιδήρεος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "metaphor describing the harsh bondage of Egypt".
Full entry for כּוּר הַבַּרְזֶל (H3564, H1270, G2575, G4603) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3564, H1270, G2575, G4603?
H3564, H1270, G2575, G4603 is connected to 85 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. metaphor describing the harsh bondage of Egypt
Strong'sH3564, H1270, G2575, G4603
Lexical occurrences85 versesSource Gloss
metaphor describing the harsh bondage of Egypt
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.