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# winnow, winnows, winnowed, winnowing, sift, sifting #
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## Definition: ##
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The terms "winnow" and "sift" mean to separate grain from unwanted materials. In the Bible, both words are also used in a figurative sense to refer to separating or dividing people.
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* To "winnow" means to separate grain from the unwanted parts of the plant by tossing both the grain and chaff into the air, allowing the wind to blow the chaff away.
* The word "sift" refers to shaking the winnowed grain in a sieve to get rid of any remaining unwanted materials, such as dirt or stones.
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* In the Old Testament, "winnow" and "sift" are used figuratively to describe hardship that separates the righteous people from the unrighteous people.
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* Jesus also used the term "sift" in this figurative way when he was telling Simon Peter about how he and the other disciples would be tested in their faith.
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* To translate these terms, use the words or phrases in the project language that refer to these activities; possible translations might be "shaking" or "fanning." If winnowing or sifting are not known, then these terms could be translated by a term that refers to a different method of separating grain from chaff or dirt, or by describing this process.
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(See also: [How to Translate Unknowns](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown))
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(See also: [chaff](../other/chaff.md), [grain](../other/grain.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Isaiah 21:10](rc://en/tn/help/isa/21/10)
* [Luke 22:31-32](rc://en/tn/help/luk/22/31)
* [Matthew 03:10-12](rc://en/tn/help/mat/03/10)
* [Proverbs 20:7-8](rc://en/tn/help/pro/20/07)
* [Ruth 03:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/rut/03/01)
## Word Data:##
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* Strong's: H2219, H5128, H5130, G4425, G4617