עֲלִיל
ʿălîl
furnace
Strong's H5948NounHebrewTWOT 1628b

עֲלִיל (ʿălîl) is a Hebrew noun meaning furnace. It appears 1 time in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5948).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1628b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1628b)furnace, crucible
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

עֲלִיל noun, masculine: furnace, crucible

masculine, only, usually furnace, crucible

Strong's H5948 עֲלִיל: probably a crucible (as working over the metal)
KJV:furnace.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1628: עָלַל ʿālal — insert, thrust in; effect thoroughly, glean, overdo, maltreat, be saucy to, pain, impose; abuse, affect, defile, do, mock, practise, thoroughly, work

See it in Scripture

Psalms 12:6

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