What does תַּנּוּר · עָשָׁן · לַפִּיד · אֵשׁ mean in the Bible?
תַּנּוּר · עָשָׁן · לַפִּיד · אֵשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "smoking fire pot and flaming torch".
Hebrew · H8574, H6227, H3940, H784
תַּנּוּר עָשָׁן וְלַפִּיד אֵשׁ
A fire-pot · smoke , literally or figuratively ( vapor , dust , anger ) · a flambeau , lamp or flame · fire (literally or figuratively)
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תַּנּוּר H8574 a fire-pot
Pronunciation tannur
Enclosed heating vessel for fire—ranges from domestic cooking oven to metallurgical furnace, symbolizing divine judgment
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עָשָׁן H6227 smoke , literally or figuratively ( vapor , dust , anger )
Pronunciation ashan
Smoke as visible, rising manifestation—of fire's presence, divine anger's intensity, or judgment's presence
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לַפִּיד H3940 a flambeau , lamp or flame
Pronunciation lapiyd
A portable flame-bearer symbolizing divine presence, judgment, or covenant-making throughout OT narrative
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אֵשׁ H784 fire (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation ʾēš
Fire as divine judgment and purification; literal burning extends to metaphorical consuming of wrath and covenant violation
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What does תַּנּוּר עָשָׁן וְלַפִּיד אֵשׁ (tannur ashan ve-lappid esh) mean in the Bible?
תַּנּוּר · עָשָׁן · לַפִּיד · אֵשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "smoking fire pot and flaming torch".
Full entry for תַּנּוּר עָשָׁן וְלַפִּיד אֵשׁ (H8574, H6227, H3940, H784) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8574, H6227, H3940, H784?
H8574, H6227, H3940, H784 is connected to 432 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. smoking fire pot and flaming torch
Strong's H8574, H6227, H3940, H784
Lexical occurrences 432 verses Source Gloss
smoking fire pot and flaming torch
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תַּנּוּר עָשָׁן וְלַפִּיד אֵשׁ is built from this root:
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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