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
Hebrew · H8574
תַּנּוּר
A fire-pot
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תַּנּוּר H8574
Pronunciation tannur
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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Questions this entry answers
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 oven 2× Lamentations 5:10, Hosea 7:7
in an oven 2× Leviticus 2:4, Leviticus 7:9
of the Ovens 2× Nehemiah 3:11, Nehemiah 12:38
an oven 1× Hosea 7:4
and into your ovens 1× Exodus 8:3
firepot 1× Genesis 15:17
furnace 1× Psalms 21:9
If it is an oven 1× Leviticus 11:35
like a furnace 1× Malachi 4:1
like an oven 1× Hosea 7:6
oven 1× Leviticus 26:26
whose furnace 1× Isaiah 31:9
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 15:17 תַנּ֤וּר to firepot Noun - common singular construct Exodus 8:3 וּבְתַנּוּרֶ֖יךָ to and into your ovens Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular Leviticus 2:4 תַנּ֑וּר to in an oven Noun - common singular Leviticus 7:9 בַּתַּנּ֔וּר to in an oven Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular Leviticus 11:35 תַּנּ֧וּר to If it is an oven Noun - common singular Leviticus 26:26 בְּתַנּ֣וּר to oven Preposition-b | Noun - common singular Nehemiah 3:11 הַתַּנּוּרִֽים׃ס to of the Ovens Article | Noun - common plural Nehemiah 12:38 הַתַּנּוּרִ֔ים to of the Ovens Article | Noun - common plural Psalms 21:9 כְּתַנּ֥וּר to furnace Preposition-k | Noun - common singular construct Isaiah 31:9 וְתַנּ֥וּר to whose furnace Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 15:17
Aligned rows 15
Books represented 9
Genesis 1 Exodus 1 Leviticus 4 Nehemiah 2 Psalms 1 Isaiah 1 Lamentations 1 Hosea 3 Malachi 1
Source forms
בְּתַנּ֣וּר 1x bə·ṯan·nūr Leviticus 26:26
בַּתַּנּ֔וּר 1x bat·tan·nūr Leviticus 7:9
הַתַּנּוּרִ֔ים 1x hat·tan·nū·rîm Nehemiah 12:38
הַתַּנּוּרִֽים׃ס 1x hat·tan·nū·rîm Nehemiah 3:11
וּבְתַנּוּרֶ֖יךָ 1x ū·ḇə·ṯan·nū·re·ḵā Exodus 8:3
וְתַנּ֥וּר 1x wə·ṯan·nūr Isaiah 31:9
כְּתַנּ֥וּר 1x kə·ṯan·nūr Psalms 21:9
כְּתַנּ֣וּר 1x kə·ṯan·nūr Lamentations 5:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - common singular 3x Leviticus 2:4, Leviticus 11:35, Hosea 7:4
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular 3x Hosea 7:6, Hosea 7:7, Malachi 4:1
Article | Noun - common plural 2x Nehemiah 3:11, Nehemiah 12:38
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular 1x Isaiah 31:9
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular 1x Exodus 8:3
Noun - common singular construct 1x Genesis 15:17
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular 1x Leviticus 26:26
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular 1x Leviticus 7:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Enclosed heating vessel for fire—ranges from domestic cooking oven to metallurgical furnace, symbolizing divine judgment
Source Gloss
a fire-pot
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Enclosed heating vessel for fire—ranges from domestic cooking oven to metallurgical furnace, symbolizing divine judgment
a fire-pot BDB: stove Usage: furnace, oven.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Old Testament Witnesses
oven, furnace
Like a furnace; fire-pot; oven; signifies an enclosed, intense, and inescapable heat of judgment
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 15 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
תַּנּוּר is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Symbol of inflamed conspiratorial desire. Hosea 7:1-7
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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