H6866 H6866
be scorched, burned, singed
This verb in its Niphal form means to be scorched or burned. Ezekiel 21:3 (20:47 in English) uses it in a prophecy against the land, declaring that all faces will be scorched by fire. The context is divine judgment pictured as an unquenchable fire consuming the land from south to north. The passive voice emphasizes that this scorching happens to people—they are the recipients of burning judgment, not the agents. The imagery is vivid and terrifying, depicting comprehensive judgment that spares no one.
Senses
1. sense 1 — In the Niphal stem, means to be scorched or burned, used in Ezekiel 20:47 where the prophet declares judgment on the land—all faces will be scorched by the divine fire of judgment that will sweep through the territory, affecting everyone from south to north. 1×
AR["وَتَحْتَرِقُ"]·ben["এবং-পুড়ে-যাবে"]·DE["[ונצרבו]"]·EN["and-shall-be-scorched-"]·FR["et-amonceler"]·heb["ו-נצרבו־"]·HI["और-झुलसेंगे-"]·ID["dan-akan-terbakar"]·IT["[ונצרבו]"]·jav["lan-badhé-gosong-"]·KO["그리고-그을리리라-"]·PT["e-serão-queimadas-"]·RU["пылающее"]·ES["y-se-quemarán"]·SW["na-zitaunguzwa"]·TR["ve-yanacak"]·urd["اور-جھلسیں-گے-"]
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
† [צָרַב] vb. burn, scorch (Assyrian ṣarâbu, burn; FräZA iii. 52 BAES 32 cp. Arabic ضَرِمَ be kindled, blaze; cf. also זרב);— Niph. Pf. 3 pl. consec. וְנִצְרְבוּ Ez 21:3 all faces shall be scorched.