עָשָׁן
a.shan
“smoke”
Definition
smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger)
from H6225 (עָשַׁן);
- smoke 1a) smoke 1b) in metaphor, simile 1c) smoke (fig.)
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
עָשָׁן appears 17 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Smoke rose from His nostrils,and consuming fire came from His mouth;glowing coals blazed forth.
Therefore they will be like the morning mist,like the early dew that vanishes,like chaff blown from a threshing floor,like smoke through an open window.
Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zionand over her assembliesa cloud of smoke by dayand a glowing flame of fire by night.For over all the glorythere will be a canopy,
They say, ‘Keep to yourself;do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’Such people are smoke in My nostrils,a fire that burns all day long.
When the men of Ai turned and looked back, the smoke of the city was rising into the sky. They could not escape in any direction, and the troops who had fled to the wilderness now became the pursuers.
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