What does אוּד mean in the Bible?
אוּד is a Hebrew word meaning "a poker (for turning or gathering embers)".
Hebrew · H181
אוּד
A poker (for turning or gathering embers)
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אוּדH181
What does אוּד mean in the Bible?
אוּד is a Hebrew word meaning "a poker (for turning or gathering embers)".
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How does the BSB render H181?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a firebrand (1), like a firebrand (1), of firewood (1).
Where does אוּד appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 7:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Amos (1), Isaiah (1), Zechariah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita firebrand1×Zechariah 3:2
like a firebrand1×Amos 4:11
of firewood1×Isaiah 7:4
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowIsaiah 7:4
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Isaiah1Amos1Zechariah1
Source forms
א֖וּד1x’ūḏZechariah 3:2
הָאוּדִ֛ים1xhā·’ū·ḏîmIsaiah 7:4
כְּא֖וּד1xkə·’ūḏAmos 4:11
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural1xIsaiah 7:4
Noun - masculine singular1xZechariah 3:2
Preposition | Noun - masculine singular1xAmos 4:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a poker (for turning or gathering embers)
Source Gloss
a poker (for turning or gathering embers)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a poker (for turning or gathering embers) BDB: brand Usage: (fire-) brand.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.