Psalms 12:6
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. | The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold. | The words of Jehovah are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, Purified seven times. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [the] words of | אִֽמֲר֣וֹת | 'i-ma-ROT | H0565A | wordאִמְרָה (im.rah) 1) utterance, speech, word 1a) word of God (command and promise) |
| Yahweh | יְהוָה֮ | YAH-weh | H3068G | Lordאֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G) |
| [are] words | אֲמָר֪וֹת | 'a-ma-ROT | H0565A | wordאִמְרָה (im.rah) 1) utterance, speech, word 1a) word of God (command and promise) |
| pure | טְהֹ֫ר֥וֹת | te-HO-ROT | H2889 | pureטָהוֹר (ta.hor) 1) pure, clean 1a) clean (ceremonially-of animals) 1b) pure (physically) 1c) pure, clean (morally, ethically) |
| silver | כֶּ֣סֶף | KE-sef | H3701G | silver: moneyכֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) : money/payment/silver 1) silver, money 1a) silver 1a1) as metal 1a2) as ornament 1a3) as colour 1b) money, shekels, talents |
| refined | צָ֭רוּף | TZA-ruf | H6884 | to refineצָרַף (tsa.raph) 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) |
| in a crucible | בַּעֲלִ֣יל | ba-'a-LIL | H5948 | furnaceעֲלִיל (a.lil) furnace, crucible |
| of the earth | לָאָ֑רֶץ | la-'A-retz | H0776H | earth: soilאֲרַע (a.ra) : soil earth, world, ground Aramaic of e.rets (אֶ֫רֶץ ": soil" H0776H) |
| purified | מְ֝זֻקָּ֗ק | me-zu-KAK | H2212 | to refineזָקַק (za.qaq) 1) to purify, distil, strain, refine 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to purify, distil, strain 1a2) to refine 1b) (Piel) to purge, refine 1c) (Pual) to refine, purify |
| sevenfold | שִׁבְעָתָֽיִם׃ | shiv-'a-TA-yim | H7659 | sevenfoldשִׁבְעָתַיִם (shiv.a.ta.yim) 1) sevenfold, seven times 1a) sevenfold, seven times as much 1b) seven times |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.