Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
furnace
Usage: 1) furnace, forge, smelting furnace or pot v 2) (Qal) to bore, pierce, dig, hew
Strong's Number
H3564
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
9
Books
6
Strong's H3564 Quick Answer
Strong's H3564 כּוּר (kuwr) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. kuwr (koor) n-m. 1. a pot or furnace (as if excavated) [from an unused root meaning properly, to dig through] It has 9 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include furnace and pot. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- kuwr (koor) n-m. 1. a pot or furnace (as if excavated) [from an unused root meaning properly, to dig through]
- Usage
- 9 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- furnace and pot
Meaning and Definition
kuwr (koor) n-m. 1. a pot or furnace (as if excavated) [from an unused root meaning properly, to dig through] KJV: furnace. Compare: H3600
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3564. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3564 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kuwr, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
furnace
Deuteronomy 4:20
7×
pot
Proverbs 17:3
2×
How Strong's H3564 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 9 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3564 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H3564 in the Old Testament
9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.
For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
Usage Excerpts
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3564.
But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.
For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:
Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.
As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you.
As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I the LORD have poured out my fury upon you.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3564, grouped by book.
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H3564 FAQ
What does kur (כּוּר) mean?
Strong's H3564 is a Hebrew entry for H3564 כּוּר (kuwr). kuwr (koor) n-m. 1. a pot or furnace (as if excavated) [from an unused root meaning properly, to dig through]
How many times is kur (כּוּר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H3564 across 6 books.
Where can I study kur (כּוּר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3564 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate kur (כּוּר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as furnace and pot. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.