What does אַתּוּן (ʾatûn) mean in the Bible?
אַתּוּן (ʾatûn): Furnace symbolizing divine judgment or testing, especially in covenant contexts of refinement and punishment.
Hebrew · H861
אַתּוּן
Probably a fire-place , i.e. furnace
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אַתּוּן H861
Pronunciation ʾatûn
What does אַתּוּן (ʾatûn) mean in the Bible?
אַתּוּן (ʾatûn): Furnace symbolizing divine judgment or testing, especially in covenant contexts of refinement and punishment.
Full entry for אַתּוּן (H861) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H861?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include furnace (8), and the furnace (1), the furnace (1).
Where does אַתּוּן (ʾatûn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Daniel 3:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (10).
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 furnace 8× Daniel 3:6, Daniel 3:11, Daniel 3:15, Daniel 3:17
and the furnace 1× Daniel 3:22
the furnace 1× Daniel 3:19
Show sample aligned rows
Daniel 3:6 אַתּ֥וּן to furnace Noun - masculine singular construct Daniel 3:11 אַתּ֥וּן to furnace Noun - masculine singular construct Daniel 3:15 אַתּ֥וּן to furnace Noun - masculine singular construct Daniel 3:17 אַתּ֨וּן to furnace Noun - masculine singular construct Daniel 3:19 לְאַתּוּנָ֔א to the furnace Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 3:20 לְאַתּ֥וּן to furnace Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Daniel 3:21 אַתּ֥וּן to furnace Noun - masculine singular construct Daniel 3:22 וְאַתּוּנָ֖א to and the furnace Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 3:23 אַתּוּן־ to furnace Noun - masculine singular construct Daniel 3:26 אַתּ֣וּן to furnace Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Daniel 3:6
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 1
Daniel 10
Source forms
אַתּ֥וּן 4x ’at·tūn Daniel 3:6, Daniel 3:11, Daniel 3:15, Daniel 3:21
אַתּ֨וּן 1x ’at·tūn Daniel 3:17
אַתּ֣וּן 1x ’at·tūn Daniel 3:26
אַתּוּן־ 1x ’at·tūn- Daniel 3:23
וְאַתּוּנָ֖א 1x wə·’at·tū·nā Daniel 3:22
לְאַתּ֥וּן 1x lə·’at·tūn Daniel 3:20
לְאַתּוּנָ֔א 1x lə·’at·tū·nā Daniel 3:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 7x Daniel 3:6, Daniel 3:11, Daniel 3:15, Daniel 3:17
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate 1x Daniel 3:22
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Daniel 3:20
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular determinate 1x Daniel 3:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Furnace symbolizing divine judgment or testing, especially in covenant contexts of refinement and punishment.
Source Gloss
probably a fire-place , i.e. furnace
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Furnace symbolizing divine judgment or testing, especially in covenant contexts of refinement and punishment.
probably a fire-place, i.e. furnace BDB: furnace Usage: furnace.
Word Origins
אַתּוּן is built from this root:
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