Strong's Hebrew · H2212
זָקַק
zâqaq · zaw-kak'
fine, pour down, purge, purify, refine.
Definition
to strain, (figuratively) extract, clarify
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 7 times in Scripture
“the weight of the refined gold for the altar of incense; and the plans for the chariot of the gold cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the LORD.”
““Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.”
“And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.”
“For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,”
“On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all the peoples, a feast of aged wine, of choice meat, of finely aged wine.”
“three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings,”
“The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).