עָשָׁן
a.shan (H6227)
smoke
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word 'a.shan' (H6227) is defined as "smoke". It belongs to the semantic domain of "Light & Darkness", which suggests its association with the contrasting realms of perception and reality. As a verb or noun, this word appears 25 times in the Bible, indicating its frequent use in various contexts. The term "smoke" encompasses a range of meanings, from an observable phenomenon in the natural world to a metaphorical representation of evil or calamity. Its appearance in the Bible often serves to convey a sense of foreboding, judgment, or divine presence. For instance, smoke can be a sign of volcanic fire or burning sacrifices, which are both integral to Israelite worship and purification rituals. In this sense, 'a.shan' can evoke both reverence and fear, underscoring its multilayered significance in biblical narratives. In terms of usage, 'a.shan' appears in descriptions of natural disasters, volcanic eruptions, and divine manifestations. It can also symbolize the unseen or mysterious aspects of the divine, drawing attention to the limits of human perception. As a linguistic and contextual thread, this word weaves together disparate biblical narratives, revealing a common thread of contrasts between light and darkness, presence and absence, and perception and mystery.
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It came to pass that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold, a smoking furnace and a flaming torch passed between these pieces.
All of Mount Sinai smoked, because Yahweh descended on it in fire; and its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked greatly.
When the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way. The people who fled to the wilderness turned back on the pursuers.
When Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned back and killed the men of Ai.
Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the ambushers was that they should make a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city.
But when the cloud began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them; and behold, the whole city went up in smoke to the sky.
Smoke went up out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.
Out of his nostrils a smoke goes, as of a boiling pot over a fire of reeds.
Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.
But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish— vanish like smoke.
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away. As wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
Who is this who comes up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all spices of the merchant?
Yahweh will create over the whole habitation of Mount Zion and over her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night, for over all the glory will be a canopy.
The foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke.
For wickedness burns like a fire. It devours the briers and thorns; yes, it kindles in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke.
Howl, gate! Cry, city! You are melted away, Philistia, all of you; for smoke comes out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.
It won’t be quenched night nor day. Its smoke will go up forever. From generation to generation, it will lie waste. No one will pass through it forever and ever.
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens will vanish away like smoke, and the earth will wear out like a garment. Its inhabitants will die in the same way, but my salvation will be forever, and my righteousness will not be abolished.
who say, ‘Stay by yourself, don’t come near to me, for I am holier than you.’ These are smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all day.
Therefore they will be like the morning mist, and like the dew that passes away early, like the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing floor, and like the smoke out of the chimney.
I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: blood, fire, and pillars of smoke.
“Behold, I am against you,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions; and I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers will no longer be heard.”