HebrewH6227Noun (Masculine)

עָשָׁן

a.shan

17Occurrences
H6227Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger)

from H6225 (עָשַׁן);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. smoke 1a) smoke 1b) in metaphor, simile 1c) smoke (fig.)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

עָשָׁן appears 17 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Isaiah
6
Judges
2
Joshua
2
2 Samuel
1
Exodus
1
Genesis
1
Hosea
1
Proverbs
1

Key Passages

2 Samuel 22:9BSB

Smoke rose from His nostrils,and consuming fire came from His mouth;glowing coals blazed forth.

Hosea 13:3BSB

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.

Isaiah 4:5BSB

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,

Isaiah 65:5BSB

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.

Joshua 8:20BSB

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.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.