What does עָשָׁן (ashan) mean in the Bible?
עָשָׁן (ashan): Smoke as visible, rising manifestation—of fire's presence, divine anger's intensity, or judgment's presence
Hebrew · H6227
עָשָׁן
Smoke , literally or figuratively ( vapor , dust , anger )
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עָשָׁן H6227
Pronunciation ashan
What does עָשָׁן (ashan) mean in the Bible?
עָשָׁן (ashan): Smoke as visible, rising manifestation—of fire's presence, divine anger's intensity, or judgment's presence
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6227?
The BSB source-word alignment has 25 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of smoke (6), like smoke (4), smoke (4), a cloud of smoke (1), a smoking (1).
Where does עָשָׁן (ashan) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 15:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (7), Psalms (4), Exodus (2), Joshua (2).
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 of smoke 6× Judges 20:38, Judges 20:40, Song Of Solomon 3:6, Isaiah 4:5
like smoke 4× Psalms 37:20, Psalms 102:3, Isaiah 51:6, Hosea 13:3
smoke 4× Joshua 8:21, 2 Samuel 22:9, Job 41:20, Psalms 18:8
a cloud of smoke 1× Isaiah 14:31
a smoking 1× Genesis 15:17
and smoke 1× Proverbs 10:26
And the smoke 1× Exodus 19:18
are smoke 1× Isaiah 65:5
As smoke 1× Psalms 68:2
Its smoke 1× Isaiah 34:10
like the smoke 1× Exodus 19:18
the smoke 1× Joshua 8:20
to cinders 1× Nahum 2:13
with smoke 1× Isaiah 6:4
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 15:17 עָשָׁן֙ to a smoking Noun - masculine singular Exodus 19:18 עֲשָׁנוֹ֙ to And the smoke Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 19:18 כְּעֶ֣שֶׁן to like the smoke Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Joshua 8:20 עֲשַׁ֤ן to the smoke Noun - masculine singular construct Joshua 8:21 עֲשַׁ֣ן to smoke Noun - masculine singular construct Judges 20:38 הֶעָשָׁ֖ן to of smoke Article | Noun - masculine singular Judges 20:40 עָשָׁ֑ן to of smoke Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 22:9 עָשָׁן֙ to Smoke Noun - masculine singular Job 41:20 עָשָׁ֑ן to Smoke Noun - masculine singular Psalms 18:8 עָשָׁ֨ן׀ to Smoke Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 15:17
Aligned rows 25
Books represented 13
Genesis 1 Exodus 2 Joshua 2 Judges 2 2 Samuel 1 Job 1 Psalms 4 Proverbs 1 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 7 Hosea 1 Joel 1 Nahum 1
Source forms
עָשָׁ֑ן 3x ‘ā·šān Judges 20:40, Job 41:20, Song Of Solomon 3:6
עָשָֽׁן׃ 3x ‘ā·šān Isaiah 6:4, Isaiah 9:18, Joel 2:30
עָשָׁן֙ 2x ‘ā·šān Genesis 15:17, 2 Samuel 22:9
עָשָׁ֣ן 2x ‘ā·šān Isaiah 14:31, Isaiah 65:5
בְעָשָׁ֣ן 1x ḇə·‘ā·šān Psalms 102:3
בֶעָשָׁ֣ן 1x ḇe·‘ā·šān Psalms 37:20
בֶֽעָשָׁן֙ 1x ḇe·‘ā·šān Nahum 2:13
הֶעָשָׁ֖ן 1x he·‘ā·šān Judges 20:38
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 12x Genesis 15:17, Judges 20:40, 2 Samuel 22:9, Job 41:20
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Joshua 8:20, Joshua 8:21
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Psalms 37:20, Nahum 2:13
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Judges 20:38
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 4:5
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 1x Hosea 13:3
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 10:26
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 34:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Smoke as visible, rising manifestation—of fire's presence, divine anger's intensity, or judgment's presence
Source Gloss
smoke , literally or figuratively ( vapor , dust , anger )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Smoke as visible, rising manifestation—of fire's presence, divine anger's intensity, or judgment's presence
smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger) BDB: smoke Usage: smoke(-ing).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
smoke that irritates or stings the eyes
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Word Origins
עָשָׁן is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
The imagery reinforces the unpleasant consequences of laziness. Proverbs 10:26
Part of These Phrases
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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