What does עָשַׁן mean in the Bible?
עָשַׁן is a Hebrew word meaning "to smoke , whether literal or figurative".
Hebrew · H6225
עָשַׁן
To smoke , whether literal or figurative
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עָשַׁן H6225
What does עָשַׁן mean in the Bible?
עָשַׁן is a Hebrew word meaning "to smoke , whether literal or figurative".
Full entry for עָשַׁן (H6225) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6225?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and they smolder (1), enveloped in smoke (1), smolder (1), that they may smoke (1), will burn (1).
Where does עָשַׁן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 19:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (4), Deuteronomy (1), Exodus (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 It and they smolder 1× Psalms 104:32
enveloped in smoke 1× Exodus 19:18
smolder 1× Psalms 74:1
that they may smoke 1× Psalms 144:5
will burn 1× Deuteronomy 29:20
will Your anger smolder 1× Psalms 80:4
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 19:18 עָשַׁ֣ן to enveloped in smoke Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 29:20 יֶעְשַׁ֨ן to will burn Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 74:1 יֶעְשַׁ֥ן to smolder Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 80:4 עָ֝שַׁ֗נְתָּ to will Your anger smolder Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Psalms 104:32 וְֽיֶעֱשָֽׁנוּ׃ to and they smolder Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Psalms 144:5 וְֽיֶעֱשָֽׁנוּ׃ to that they may smoke Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 19:18
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Exodus 1 Deuteronomy 1 Psalms 4
Source forms
וְֽיֶעֱשָֽׁנוּ׃ 2x wə·ye·‘ĕ·šā·nū Psalms 104:32, Psalms 144:5
יֶעְשַׁ֨ן 1x ye‘·šan Deuteronomy 29:20
יֶעְשַׁ֥ן 1x ye‘·šan Psalms 74:1
עָשַׁ֣ן 1x ‘ā·šan Exodus 19:18
עָ֝שַׁ֗נְתָּ 1x ‘ā·šan·tā Psalms 80:4
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural 2x Psalms 104:32, Psalms 144:5
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 29:20, Psalms 74:1
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 80:4
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Exodus 19:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to smoke , whether literal or figurative
Source Gloss
to smoke , whether literal or figurative
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to smoke, whether literal or figurative BDB: smoke Usage: be angry (be on a) smoke.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 4
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 4×
Imperfect Deut 29:19 · Ps 74:1 2×
Perfect Exod 19:18 · Ps 80:5 2×
Word Origins
עָשַׁן is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain