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<p> In the double signification of an object on fire and of objects used to feed a fire. The first meaning is expressed by אוּד , <i> ''''''ūdh''''' </i> , "a bent stick" for stirring fire ( Amos 4:11; Zechariah 3:2; compare Isaiah 7:4 ); the second by לפיד , <i> '''''lappı̄dh''''' </i> , in Judges 15:4 , Judges 15:5 . A third meaning is found in זיקה , <i> '''''zı̄ḳāh''''' </i> , indicating the brand as a spreader of fire ( Proverbs 26:18 ). </p> | |||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58374" /> == | |||
<p> BRAND, n. </p> <blockquote> 1. A burning piece of wood or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct. </blockquote> <blockquote> 2. A sword, either from brandishing, or from its glittering brightness now obsolete,unless in poetry. </blockquote> <blockquote> 3. A thunder-bolt. </blockquote> <blockquote> 4. A mark made by burning with a hot iron, as upon a criminal, or upon a cask a stigma any note of infamy. </blockquote> <p> BRAND, To burn or impress a mark with a hot iron as, to brand a criminal, by way of punishment or to brand a cask or any thing else, for the purpose of fixing a mark upon it. </p> <blockquote> 1. To fix a mark or character of infamy, in allusion to the branding of criminals to stigmatize as infamous as, to brand a vice with infamy. </blockquote> | |||
== Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_197485" /> == | |||
<p> Zechariah 3:2 (a) The word represents something that is to be burned, not a seal to be placed upon an object. It refers to Joshua who, in his natural state, was fit only for the burning of hell; but by the grace of GOD was saved from that condition and position and was made a priest of GOD. This is sovereign grace. This has been the experience of every born-again Christian. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1855" /> == | |||
<p> In the double signification of an object on fire and of objects used to feed a fire. The first meaning is expressed by אוּד , <i> ''''''ūdh''''' </i> , "a bent stick" for stirring fire ( Amos 4:11; Zechariah 3:2; compare Isaiah 7:4 ); the second by לפיד , <i> '''''lappı̄dh''''' </i> , in Judges 15:4 , Judges 15:5 . A third meaning is found in זיקה , <i> '''''zı̄ḳāh''''' </i> , indicating the brand as a spreader of fire ( Proverbs 26:18 ). </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_27302" /> == | |||
<p> in Zechariah 3:2, אוּד, ud, a wooden poker for stirring the fire, hence a burnt piece of wood or firebrand (as rendered elsewhere, Isaiah 7:4; Amos 4:11); in Judges 15:4 ( Judges 15:5 "fire-brand"), a lamp or torch, as elsewhere rendered. On the practice of brandingslaves ( Revelation 13:16), (See Mark). </p> | |||
==References == | |||
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<ref name="term_58374"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/brand Brand from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_197485"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/wilson-s-dictionary-of-bible-types/brand Brand from Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_1855"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/brand Brand from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_27302"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/brand Brand from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
</references> | |||
Revision as of 17:51, 8 October 2021
King James Dictionary [1]
BRAND, n.
1. A burning piece of wood or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct.
2. A sword, either from brandishing, or from its glittering brightness now obsolete,unless in poetry.
3. A thunder-bolt.
4. A mark made by burning with a hot iron, as upon a criminal, or upon a cask a stigma any note of infamy.
BRAND, To burn or impress a mark with a hot iron as, to brand a criminal, by way of punishment or to brand a cask or any thing else, for the purpose of fixing a mark upon it.
1. To fix a mark or character of infamy, in allusion to the branding of criminals to stigmatize as infamous as, to brand a vice with infamy.
Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types [2]
Zechariah 3:2 (a) The word represents something that is to be burned, not a seal to be placed upon an object. It refers to Joshua who, in his natural state, was fit only for the burning of hell; but by the grace of GOD was saved from that condition and position and was made a priest of GOD. This is sovereign grace. This has been the experience of every born-again Christian.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
In the double signification of an object on fire and of objects used to feed a fire. The first meaning is expressed by אוּד , 'ūdh , "a bent stick" for stirring fire ( Amos 4:11; Zechariah 3:2; compare Isaiah 7:4 ); the second by לפיד , lappı̄dh , in Judges 15:4 , Judges 15:5 . A third meaning is found in זיקה , zı̄ḳāh , indicating the brand as a spreader of fire ( Proverbs 26:18 ).
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
in Zechariah 3:2, אוּד, ud, a wooden poker for stirring the fire, hence a burnt piece of wood or firebrand (as rendered elsewhere, Isaiah 7:4; Amos 4:11); in Judges 15:4 ( Judges 15:5 "fire-brand"), a lamp or torch, as elsewhere rendered. On the practice of brandingslaves ( Revelation 13:16), (See Mark).
