HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H181
אוּד
ud — firebrand
brand, fire brand
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
Firebrand
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2131
זֵק
zi.qah — missile
spark, missile, firebrand, flaming arrow
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3866
לוּדִי
lu.di — Ludite
Someone descended from Egypt (H4714), first mentioned at Gen.10.13; along with Anamim (H6047), Lehabim (H3853), Naphtuhim (H5320), Pathrusim (H6625), Casluhim (H3695) and Caphtorim (H3732) § Ludim or Lydians = "to the firebrands: travailings" the descendants of Lud the son of Shem
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6781
δαλός
dalos — a firebrand
1. a fire-brand, piece of blazing wood , (Homer) 2. a thunderbolt , (Iliad by Homer) 3. a burnt-out torch : metaphorically of an old man, [variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8999
πυρσός
pursos — a signal-fire
1. a firebrand, torch , (Iliad by Homer):—;in plural fires , [variant datesAnthology Palantina:—;metaphorically, πυρσὸς ὕμνων (Pindar); plural the fires of love , (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus) 2. a beacon or signal-fire, bale-fire , (Herdotus Historicus) 3. plural πύρσα, watch-fires , (Euripides) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
Isa. 7:4, Amos 4:11, Zech. 3:2, denotes the burnt end of a stick (Heb. ‘ud); in Judg. 15:4, a lamp or torch, a flambeau (Heb. lappid); in Prov. 26:18 (comp. Eph. 6:16), burning darts or arrows (Heb. zikkim).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.