Dictionary entry

Brand

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

In the double signification of an object on fire and of objects used to feed a fire. The first meaning is expressed by 'udh, "a bent stick" for stirring fire (Am 4:11;Zec 3:2; compareIsa 7:4); the second by lappidh, inJud 15:4,5. A third meaning is found in ziqah, indicating the brand as a spreader of fire (Pr 26:18).