H2212

זָקַק

za.qaqH:V

to refine

1) to purify, distil, strain, refine 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to purify, distil, strain 1a2) to refine 1b) (Piel) to purge, refine 1c) (Pual) to refine, purify

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

I. [זָקַק] verb refine, purify

**perhaps properly strain or filter through, compare Job 36:27; Isa 25:6. (Aramaic זְקַק; perhaps kindred with Assyrian za‡i‡u, wind, Asrb^{Annals vi. 64 and} Aramaic , זִיקָּא violent wind, violent rain with whirlwind) —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine plural יָזֹ֫קּוּ Job 28:1 object זָהָב, Job 36:27 object מָטָר (see Di). Pi`el Perfect וְזִקַּק consecutive Mal 3:3 (|| וְטִהַר) figurative, of purifying sons of Levi, like gold and silver כְּזָהָב etc. Pu`al Participle מְזֻקָּק refined, of gold 1Chr 28:18, of silver 1Chr 29:4: Ps 12:7 (שׁבעתים ׳מ); of settled wines שְׁמָרִים מְזֻקָּקִים Isa 25:6.

II. זקק (Late Hebrew זָקַק bind, fetter, Aramaic זְקַק id.; compare (perhaps from idea of restraint) Arabic , Aramaic , זִיקָּא, זִיקוּקָא, Ethiopic all = (wine-) skin, etc.; also Late Hebrew זִיקָה, obligation; Aramaic ring).

4 occurrences

I Chronicles (2), Job (1), Malachi (1)