mits.reph denotes a vessel set alongside silver in sayings about testing.

The two occurrences show the noun as a vessel paired with silver and set alongside a furnace for gold in statements that compare material testing with the testing of hearts or a person by praise.

1. Vessel paired with silver in testing sayings · dominant

   In Proverbs 17:3, the masculine singular absolute form stands in the clause pairing a vessel with silver and a furnace with gold; the APB renders the clause “The crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold.” Proverbs 27:21 repeats the same pairing before speaking of a man being tested by the praise of his mouth.

   Proverbs 17:3Proverbs 27:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Proverbs 17:3 and Proverbs 27:21, the APB presents the same clause as “The crucible is for silver,”.