A shallow, circular container with a mesh bottom used to separate grain from chaff.
About Sieve
The second stage of winnowing was carried out with a shallow, flat circular kind of sieve. This sieve had a mesh bottom made of straw, cord, strips of bark, or reed. The fineness of the mesh varied according to the purpose for which it was intended.
Key References
“For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground.
Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat.
All Scripture References (2)
Isaiah (1)
His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck. He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction; He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray.
Amos (1)
“For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground.