Biblical Types, Symbols & Patterns
Dross
Claim-level biblical evidence review with contextual controls, canonical relationships, and preserved interpretive history.
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Dross as metallurgical refuse
Dross is the unwanted residue removed from metal in refining.
Context control: The legacy “refuse” component is lexical/material description.
The legacy “refuse” component is substantially correct as ordinary metallurgical description: biblical dross is residue removed in refining.
Grade 1: Explicit biblical interpretationScope: The legacy “refuse” component is lexical/material description.
Residual uncertainty: No material residual uncertainty beyond the stated scope limitation.
Scripture
Evidence sources
- Canonical Scripture: MT/LXX/NA28 with NET/ESV comparison — Text loci verified for TSP-S0F Batch 1
- BibleHub lexical summary — Hebrew sig/sug: dross / metallurgical refuse — Accessed/verified 2026-09-20
Dross as prophetic image of covenant corruption requiring purging
Isaiah and Ezekiel explicitly apply dross/refining imagery to corrupt Jerusalem/Israel and divine purging or judgment.
Context control: “Impurity/wickedness/sin” is a sound contextual gloss for these prophetic metaphors, while “dregs” should not be treated as the lexical meaning of dross.
Dross is explicitly used in prophetic metaphor for covenant corruption/impurity subject to divine purging and judgment.
Grade 4: Recurrent canonical motif or strong thematic patternScope: “Impurity/wickedness/sin” is a sound contextual gloss for these prophetic metaphors, while “dregs” should not be treated as the lexical meaning of dross.
Residual uncertainty: No material residual uncertainty beyond the stated scope limitation.
Scripture
Evidence sources
- Canonical Scripture: MT/LXX/NA28 with NET/ESV comparison — Text loci verified for TSP-S0F Batch 1
- BibleHub lexical summary — Hebrew sig/sug: dross / metallurgical refuse — Accessed/verified 2026-09-20
Lexical mappings
These are cross-tier mappings only; lexical definitions remain owned by the site’s lexical resources.
- HEBREW: סִיג sig — H5509
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