זָקַק zâqaq

Meaning

to strain, (figuratively) extract, clarify

In the King James Version: fine, pour down, purge, purify, refine.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• 1 Chronicles 28:18 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.
• 1 Chronicles 29:4 three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings,
• Job 28:1 “Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
• Job 36:27 For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,
• Psalms 12:6 The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.
• Isaiah 25:6 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.
• Malachi 3:3 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.