Smelting furnace, kiln
H3564
Hebrew
UBS
כּוּר
kûwrkoor
Definition
= a construction ◄ made of hardened clay or of bricks ► and used for the smelting of ore or the firing of ceramic ware; ≈ often used figuratively to denote a prolonged period of hardship; also associated with times of testing and trial
Semantic Domains
Furnaces
Etymology
from an unused root meaning properly, to dig through;
KJV Translations
furnace. Compare H3600 (כִּיר)
Occurrences9
Frequency Rank#2366