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תַּנּוּר

A fire-pot

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תַּנּוּרH8574
Pronunciationtannur

What does תַּנּוּר (tannur) mean in the Bible?

תַּנּוּר (tannur): Enclosed heating vessel for fire—ranges from domestic cooking oven to metallurgical furnace, symbolizing divine judgment

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What does תַּנּוּר (tannur) mean in the Bible?

תַּנּוּר (tannur): Enclosed heating vessel for fire—ranges from domestic cooking oven to metallurgical furnace, symbolizing divine judgment

How does the BSB render H8574?

The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include as an oven (2), in an oven (2), of the Ovens (2), an oven (1), and into your ovens (1).

Where does תַּנּוּר (tannur) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 15:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (4), Hosea (3), Nehemiah (2), 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
as an oven2×Lamentations 5:10, Hosea 7:7
in an oven2×Leviticus 2:4, Leviticus 7:9
of the Ovens2×Nehemiah 3:11, Nehemiah 12:38
an oven1×Hosea 7:4
and into your ovens1×Exodus 8:3
firepot1×Genesis 15:17
furnace1×Psalms 21:9
If it is an oven1×Leviticus 11:35
like a furnace1×Malachi 4:1
like an oven1×Hosea 7:6
oven1×Leviticus 26:26
whose furnace1×Isaiah 31:9
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 15:17תַנּ֤וּרtofirepotNoun - common singular constructExodus 8:3וּבְתַנּוּרֶ֖יךָtoand into your ovensConjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singularLeviticus 2:4תַנּ֑וּרtoin an ovenNoun - common singularLeviticus 7:9בַּתַּנּ֔וּרtoin an ovenPreposition-b, Article | Noun - common singularLeviticus 11:35תַּנּ֧וּרtoIf it is an ovenNoun - common singularLeviticus 26:26בְּתַנּ֣וּרtoovenPreposition-b | Noun - common singularNehemiah 3:11הַתַּנּוּרִֽים׃סtoof the OvensArticle | Noun - common pluralNehemiah 12:38הַתַּנּוּרִ֔יםtoof the OvensArticle | Noun - common pluralPsalms 21:9כְּתַנּ֥וּרtofurnacePreposition-k | Noun - common singular constructIsaiah 31:9וְתַנּ֥וּרtowhose furnaceConjunctive waw | Noun - common singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 15:17
Aligned rows15
Books represented9
Genesis1Exodus1Leviticus4Nehemiah2Psalms1Isaiah1Lamentations1Hosea3Malachi1
Source forms
בְּתַנּ֣וּר1xbə·ṯan·nūrLeviticus 26:26
בַּתַּנּ֔וּר1xbat·tan·nūrLeviticus 7:9
הַתַּנּוּרִ֔ים1xhat·tan·nū·rîmNehemiah 12:38
הַתַּנּוּרִֽים׃ס1xhat·tan·nū·rîmNehemiah 3:11
וּבְתַנּוּרֶ֖יךָ1xū·ḇə·ṯan·nū·re·ḵāExodus 8:3
וְתַנּ֥וּר1xwə·ṯan·nūrIsaiah 31:9
כְּתַנּ֥וּר1xkə·ṯan·nūrPsalms 21:9
כְּתַנּ֣וּר1xkə·ṯan·nūrLamentations 5:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - common singular3xLeviticus 2:4, Leviticus 11:35, Hosea 7:4
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular3xHosea 7:6, Hosea 7:7, Malachi 4:1
Article | Noun - common plural2xNehemiah 3:11, Nehemiah 12:38
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular1xIsaiah 31:9
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular1xExodus 8:3
Noun - common singular construct1xGenesis 15:17
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular1xLeviticus 26:26
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular1xLeviticus 7:9
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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