refining

«refining» in Mova's judaism dictionary: melted to remove the dross — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

Purifying, as when metal is melted to remove the dross. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "The refining pot" is the crucible in which silver is purified. It is a picture of how the LORD tests hearts. Interpretation: The tradition says God tests a person as a goldsmith tests metal. The test shows what is true and valuable inside.

examples

• The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but the LORD trieth the hearts. (Writings PRO.17.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise. (Writings PRO.27.21, JPS 1917) tree →

note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

In the corpora

• The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but the LORD trieth the hearts.
• The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «refining» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.