Word Study · Strong's H6227 · Hebrew
עָשָׁן
ashan
aw-shawn'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻâshân
“smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger)
Rendered in the KJV as
smoke(-ing).
- 25occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 13 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 19inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 25 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 19
- עָשָׁ֑ן3
- עָשָֽׁן׃3
- עָשָׁן֙2
- עָשָׁ֣ן2
- בְעָשָׁ֣ן1
- בֶעָשָׁ֣ן1
- בֶֽעָשָׁן֙1
- הֶעָשָׁ֖ן1
- וְכֶעָשָׁ֥ן1
- וּכְעָשָׁ֖ן1
- וְעָשָׁ֔ן1
- כְּעֶ֣שֶׁן1
and 7 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 12
- smoke11
- [the] smoke of2
- in the smoke2
- smoke its2
- [are] smoke1
- and like smoke1
- and like the smoke1
- and smoke1
- in smoke1
- like [the] smoke of1
- like the smoke1
- the smoke1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 11
- noun · masculine singular12
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular3
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 12
- HRd/Ncmsa · 3
- HNcmsc · 2
- HC/Ncmsa · 1
- HC/R/Ncmsa · 1
- HC/Rd/Ncmsa · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3fs · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 1
- HR/Ncmsa · 1
- HR/Ncmsc · 1
- HTd/Ncmsa · 1
All 25, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Isaiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 19:18עֲשָׁנוֹ֙ashanonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularMount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.here: smoke its
- Exodus 19:18כְּעֶ֣שֶׁןkeeshenpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.here: like [the] smoke of
Joshua2 occurrences
- Joshua 8:20עֲשַׁ֤ןʾashannoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)When the men of Ai turned and looked back, the smoke of the city was rising into the sky. They could not escape in any direction, and the troops who had fled to the wilderness now became the pursuers.here: [the] smoke of
- Joshua 8:21עֲשַׁ֣ןʾashannoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)When Joshua and all Israel saw that the men in ambush had captured the city and that smoke was rising from it, they turned around and struck down the men of Ai.here: [the] smoke of
Judges2 occurrences
- Judges 20:38הֶעָשָׁ֖ןheashanthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe men of Israel had arranged a signal with the men in ambush: When they sent up a great cloud of smoke from the city,here: the smoke
- Judges 20:40עָשָׁ֑ןʾashannoun · masculine singularBut when the column of smoke began to go up from the city, the Benjamites looked behind them and saw the whole city going up in smoke.here: smoke
2 Samuel1 occurrence
Job1 occurrence
Psalms4 occurrences
- Psalms 18:8עָשָׁ֨ן׀ʾashannoun · masculine singularSmoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.here: smoke
- Psalms 37:20בֶעָשָׁ֣ןveashanpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularBut the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.here: in the smoke
- Psalms 68:2עָשָׁ֗ןʾashannoun · masculine singularAs smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.here: smoke
- Psalms 102:3בְעָשָׁ֣ןveashanpreposition + noun · masculine singularFor my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers.here: in smoke
Song of Solomon1 occurrence
Isaiah7 occurrences
- Isaiah 4:5וְעָשָׁ֔ןveashanconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularThen the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a canopy,here: and smoke
- Isaiah 6:4עָשָֽׁן׃ʾashannoun · masculine singularAt the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke.here: smoke
- Isaiah 9:18עָשָֽׁן׃ʾashannoun · masculine singularFor wickedness burns like a fire that consumes the thorns and briers and kindles the forest thickets which roll upward in billows of smoke.here: smoke
- Isaiah 14:31עָשָׁ֣ןʾashannoun · masculine singularWail, O gate! Cry out, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! For a cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there are no stragglers in its ranks.here: smoke
- Isaiah 34:10עֲשָׁנָ֑הּʾashanahnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularIt will not be quenched—day or night. Its smoke will ascend forever. From generation to generation it will lie desolate; no one will ever again pass through it.here: smoke its
- Isaiah 51:6כֶּעָשָׁ֤ןkeashanpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularLift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth below; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its people will die like gnats. But My salvation will last forever, and My righteousness will never fail.here: like the smoke
- Isaiah 65:5עָשָׁ֣ןʾashannoun · masculine singularThey say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.here: [are] smoke
Same headword in Strong's