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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_95454" /> ==
Brand <ref name="term_27296" />
<p> '''(1):''' (v. t.) A mark made by burning with a hot iron, as upon a cask, to designate the quality, manufacturer, etc., of the contents, or upon an animal, to designate ownership; - also, a mark for a similar purpose made in any other way, as with a stencil. Hence, figurately: Quality; kind; grade; as, a good brand of flour. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (v. t.) An instrument to brand with; a branding iron. </p> <p> '''(3):''' (v. t.) A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct. </p> <p> '''(4):''' (v. t.) A sword, so called from its glittering or flashing brightness. </p> <p> '''(5):''' (v. t.) A mark put upon criminals with a hot iron. Hence: Any mark of infamy or vice; a stigma. </p> <p> '''(6):''' (v. t.) Fig.: To fix a mark of infamy, or a stigma, upon. </p> <p> '''(7):''' (v. t.) Any minute fungus which produces a burnt appearance in plants. The brands are of many species and several genera of the order Pucciniaei. </p> <p> '''(8):''' (v. t.) To burn a distinctive mark into or upon with a hot iron, to indicate quality, ownership, etc., or to mark as infamous (as a convict). </p> <p> '''(9):''' (v. t.) To mark or impress indelibly, as with a hot iron. </p> <p> '''(10):''' (v. t.) To put an actual distinctive mark upon in any other way, as with a stencil, to show quality of contents, name of manufacture, etc. </p>
       
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58374" /> ==
<p> [[Brand]] n. </p> 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. <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> 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 <ref name="term_197485" /> ==
<p> &nbsp;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 (&nbsp;Amos 4:11; &nbsp;Zechariah 3:2; compare &nbsp;Isaiah 7:4 ); the second by לפיד , <i> ''''' lappı̄dh ''''' </i> , in &nbsp;Judges 15:4 , &nbsp;Judges 15:5 . A third meaning is found in זיקה , <i> ''''' zı̄ḳāh ''''' </i> , indicating the brand as a spreader of fire (&nbsp;Proverbs 26:18 ). </p>
       
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_27302" /> ==
<p> in &nbsp;Zechariah 3:2, '''''אוּד''''' , ''Ud,'' a wooden ''Poker'' for stirring the fire, hence a burnt piece of wood or firebrand (as rendered elsewhere, &nbsp;Isaiah 7:4; &nbsp;Amos 4:11); in &nbsp;Judges 15:4 (&nbsp;Judges 15:5 "fire-brand"), a [[Lamp]] or ''Torch,'' as elsewhere rendered. On the practice of brandingslaves (&nbsp;Revelation 13:16), (See [[Mark]]). </p>
<p> in &nbsp;Zechariah 3:2, '''''אוּד''''' , ''Ud,'' a wooden ''Poker'' for stirring the fire, hence a burnt piece of wood or firebrand (as rendered elsewhere, &nbsp;Isaiah 7:4; &nbsp;Amos 4:11); in &nbsp;Judges 15:4 (&nbsp;Judges 15:5 "fire-brand"), a [[Lamp]] or ''Torch,'' as elsewhere rendered. On the practice of brandingslaves (&nbsp;Revelation 13:16), (See [[Mark]]). </p>
       
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== References ==
<ref name="term_95454"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/brand Brand from Webster's Dictionary]</ref>
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<ref name="term_27296"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/brand+(2) Brand from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
<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>
       
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Latest revision as of 14:31, 16 October 2021

Webster's Dictionary [1]

(1): (v. t.) A mark made by burning with a hot iron, as upon a cask, to designate the quality, manufacturer, etc., of the contents, or upon an animal, to designate ownership; - also, a mark for a similar purpose made in any other way, as with a stencil. Hence, figurately: Quality; kind; grade; as, a good brand of flour.

(2): (v. t.) An instrument to brand with; a branding iron.

(3): (v. t.) A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct.

(4): (v. t.) A sword, so called from its glittering or flashing brightness.

(5): (v. t.) A mark put upon criminals with a hot iron. Hence: Any mark of infamy or vice; a stigma.

(6): (v. t.) Fig.: To fix a mark of infamy, or a stigma, upon.

(7): (v. t.) Any minute fungus which produces a burnt appearance in plants. The brands are of many species and several genera of the order Pucciniaei.

(8): (v. t.) To burn a distinctive mark into or upon with a hot iron, to indicate quality, ownership, etc., or to mark as infamous (as a convict).

(9): (v. t.) To mark or impress indelibly, as with a hot iron.

(10): (v. t.) To put an actual distinctive mark upon in any other way, as with a stencil, to show quality of contents, name of manufacture, etc.

King James Dictionary [2]

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 [3]

 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 [4]

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 [5]

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).

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