H3345 H3345
To burn (Aramaic); used exclusively in Daniel 3 to describe the blazing furnace into which the three faithful men were cast.
This Aramaic verb appears only as a feminine singular participle in Daniel 3, always modifying the fiery furnace (attun nura yaqidta) into which Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were thrown. All eight occurrences fall within this single dramatic narrative, describing the furnace as actively burning. The participle form emphasizes the ongoing, intensely burning state of the furnace. English renders it 'burning,' Spanish 'ardiente,' and French 'ardente' — all capturing the present, continuous nature of the blaze. German notably renders the whole phrase as 'Feuerofen' (fire-oven), compounding the image into a single word.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The Aramaic participle meaning 'burning,' used exclusively in Daniel 3 (vv. 6, 11, 15, 17, 20, 21, 23, 26) to describe Nebuchadnezzar's blazing furnace. The feminine participle form (yaqidta) modifies the furnace noun, emphasizing its continuously burning state. The multilingual evidence — English 'burning,' Spanish 'ardiente,' French 'ardente' — uniformly reflects the active, ongoing combustion. German collapses the phrase into the compound 'Feuerofen' (fire-furnace). 8×
AR["الْمُتَّقِدَةِ"]·ben["জ্বলন্ত", "জ্বলন্তের"]·DE["Feuerofen"]·EN["burning"]·FR["ardente"]·heb["בוערת"]·HI["धधकती"]·ID["menyala-nyala"]·IT["fornace"]·jav["kang-murub"]·KO["타는"]·PT["ardente"]·RU["горящей", "горящую"]·ES["ardiente"]·SW["uwakao"]·TR["yanan"]·urd["دہکتی-ہوئی"]
Related Senses
H4325 1. water, waters (582×)H6965b 1. Qal: to rise, arise, get up (432×)H2091 1. gold (the metal) (389×)H0068 1. stone, rock (material/object) (267×)H5178a 1. bronze/copper as metal (131×)H6083 1. dust, dry earth, soil (108×)H8313 1. burn, set fire to (94×)H2734 1. anger was kindled (82×)G5204 1. water (80×)H2822 1. darkness, absence of light (80×)G5457 1. light (illumination) (71×)G0450 1. rise, stand up (physical) (69×)H6965b 2. Qal: to stand firm, endure, be valid (50×)H6999a 2. burn sacrifice on altar (Hifil) (45×)H5553 1. rock, cliff (physical feature) (43×)H6965b 4. Hifil: to establish, confirm (covenant/kingdom/word) (40×)H1197a 1. burn, be on fire (39×)H4306 1. rain, showers (38×)H1653 1. rain, precipitation (34×)G4655 1. darkness (30×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [יְקַד] vb. burn (v. BH);— Pe. Pt. act. f. יָקִדְתָּא Dn 3:6, 11, 15, 17, 20, 21, 23, 26.