Proverbs 25:4:5Prov.25.4.W5TAB
לַצֹּרֵ֣ף
latsoref
“for the refiner”
- Transliteration
- la-tso-REF
- Extended
- lah-tsoh-REEF
- IPA
- /lat.tsoːˈreːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the refiner
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
la-tso-REF
- phraseyour reading level
la-tso-REF ke-LI
- clause
va-ye-TSE la-tso-REF ke-LI
- sentence
HA-go si-GIM mik-ka-SEF va-ye-TSE la-tso-REF ke-LI
Exegesis
The phrase latzoref {לַצֹּרֵף | la-ṣô-rēp} ‘for the refiner’ indicates the intended beneficiary, with keli {כֶּלִי | kē-lî} ‘vessel’ denoting the outcome. This Hebrew sequence emphasizes cause and effect, with the imperative leading to its productive result. The English rendering preserves the causal structure, moving from command to consequence while maintaining the function of refining imagery.
Root and etymology
צ־ר־ף
“to smelt or refine”
In context — Proverbs 25:4
Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel will come out for the refiner .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 25:4, so the Hebrew word לַצֹּרֵ֣ף (latsoref) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.25.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.4.W5.S1) and character.