- Original: כּוּר - Transliteration: Kuwr - Phonetic: koor - Definition: n m 1. furnace, forge, smelting furnace or pot v 2. (Qal) to bore, pierce, dig, hew - Origin: from an unused root meaning properly, to dig through - TWOT entry: 967b,968 - Part(s) of speech: - Strong's: From an unused root meaning properly to dig through; a pot or furnace (as if excavated): - furnace. Compare H3600 . Total KJV Occurrences: 9 • furnace, 9 Deuteronomy 4:20; 1 Kings 8:51; Proverbs 17:3; Proverbs 27:21; Isaiah 48:10; Jeremiah 11:4; Ezekiel 22:18; Ezekiel 22:20; Ezekiel 22:22