The meaning of “תַּנּוּר”
Understanding tannûwr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
furnace, oven. - a fire-pot 1) furnace, oven, fire-pot, (portable) stove 1a) for cooking 1b) of God's wrath, His furnace...
תַּנּוּר
furnace, oven. - a fire-pot 1) furnace, oven, fire-pot, (portable) stove 1a) for cooking 1b) of God's wrath, His furnace (fig) 1c) of hunger, desire for evil 1d) fire-pot
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 15:17 | “And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.” Word: תַּנּוּר (tannûwr) | |
| Exodus 8:3 | “And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:” Word: תַּנּוּר (tannûwr) | |
| Leviticus 11:35 | “And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.” Word: תַּנּוּר (tannûwr) | |
| Nehemiah 12:38 | “And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;” Word: תַּנּוּר (tannûwr) | |
| Psalms 21:9 | “Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.” Word: תַּנּוּר (tannûwr) |
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