Psalms

Psalm 12:6

⁶The words of the LORD are flawless,

like silver refined in a furnace,

like gold purified sevenfold.^b

Footnotes

b 12:6 Probable reading; MT like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified sevenfold

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The words	אִֽמֲר֣וֹת	’i·mă·rō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H565 utterance, speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָה֮	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
are flawless	טְהֹ֫ר֥וֹת	ṭə·hō·rō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H2889 clean, pure
like silver	כֶּ֣סֶף	ke·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
refined	צָ֭רוּף	ṣā·rūp̄	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H6884 smelt, refine, test
in a furnace	בַּעֲלִ֣יל	ba·‘ă·lîl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H5948 crucible
like gold	לָאָ֑רֶץ	lā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
purified	מְ֝זֻקָּ֗ק	mə·zuq·qāq	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular	H2212 refine, purify
sevenfold	שִׁבְעָתָֽיִם׃	šiḇ·‘ā·ṯā·yim	Number - fd	H7659 seven-fold, seven times

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.