Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
tin
Usage: 1) alloy, tin, dross 1a) of Israel (metaph.)
Strong's Number
H913
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
6
Books
4
Strong's H913 Quick Answer
Strong's H913 בְּדִיל (bdiyl) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. bdiyl (bed-eel') n-m. 1. alloy (because removed by smelting) 2. by analogy, tin It has 6 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include tin and plummet. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- bdiyl (bed-eel') n-m. 1. alloy (because removed by smelting) 2. by analogy, tin
- Usage
- 6 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- tin and plummet
Meaning and Definition
bdiyl (bed-eel') n-m. 1. alloy (because removed by smelting) 2. by analogy, tin [from H914] KJV: + plummet, tin. Root(s): H914
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H913. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H913 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render bdiyl, 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.
tin
Numbers 31:22
5×
plummet
Zechariah 4:10
How Strong's H913 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 6 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H913 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 H913 in the Old Testament
6 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:
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.
Usage Excerpts
First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H913.
Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:
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.
Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.
For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H913, grouped by book.
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H913 FAQ
What does bedil (בְּדִיל) mean?
Bedil (Strong's H913) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "tin". bdiyl (bed-eel') n-m. 1. alloy (because removed by smelting) 2. by analogy, tin
How many times is bedil (בְּדִיל) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H913 across 4 books.
Where can I study bedil (בְּדִיל) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H913 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate bedil (בְּדִיל)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as tin and plummet. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.