H6226 H6226
Smoking; describing something emitting smoke, particularly Mount Sinai or dying firebrands
This adjective describes something actively producing smoke. In Exodus 20:18, it characterizes Mount Sinai during the theophany, when God descended in fire and the mountain smoked. In Isaiah 7:4, it metaphorically describes Rezin and Pekah as 'two smoldering stubs of firebrands'—once blazing threats now reduced to smoking remnants about to go out completely. The term captures visible smoke as evidence of fire, whether awesome divine presence or dying embers.
Senses
1. sense 1 — An adjective meaning smoking or emitting smoke. The Exodus usage describes Sinai's awesome smoking appearance during divine revelation ('humeando'). Isaiah's metaphor uses smoking firebrands ('humeantes') for enemies whose threat is ending—still smoking but fire nearly extinguished. The plural construct 'the smoking firebrands' emphasizes their diminished state. Both contexts use smoke as a visible sign: in Exodus, of God's terrifying holiness; in Isaiah, of fading power. 2×
AR["المُدَخِّنَينِ", "يُدَخِّنُ"]·ben["-ধোঁয়ায়ুক্ত", "ধূমায়িত"]·DE["[העשנים]", "smoking"]·EN["smoking", "the-smoking"]·FR["[העשנים]", "smoking"]·heb["ה-עשנים", "עשן"]·HI["धुआं-उठते", "धुआं-रहा-था"]·ID["berasap", "yang-berasap"]·IT["[העשנים]", "smoking"]·jav["ingkang-bekuluk", "ngepul"]·KO["연기-나는"]·PT["fumegando", "fumegantes"]·RU["дымящихся", "дымящуюся"]·ES["humeando", "humeantes"]·SW["moshi", "vinavyotoa-moshi"]·TR["tutusmus", "tütüyor"]·urd["دھواں-دار", "دھواں-میں"]
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
† עָשֵׁן adj. smoking;—ע׳ of mt. Ex 20:18 (Gi v 15); pl. הָאוּדִים הָעֲשֵׁנִים Is 7:4 the smoking firebrands (dying out; in fig.).