3536. kibshan

Lexicon

kibshan: Furnace

Original Word: כִּבְשָׁן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: kibshan
Pronunciation: kib-SHAWN
Phonetic Spelling: (kib-shawn')
Definition: Furnace
Meaning: a smelting furnace

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

furnace

From kabash; a smelting furnace (as reducing metals) -- furnace.

see HEBREW kabash

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from kabash
Definition
a kiln
NASB Translation
furnace (2), kiln (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

כִּבְשָׁן noun masculine kiln, for lime or pottery (so Ki, AW; Mishna^{Kel viii. 9}; √ and original meaning dubious; according to Thes as subduing, reducing its contents, compare igne ferrum domatur Plin^{Nat. Hist. 36. 27}) — always absolute; only in ׳קִיטוֺר הַכּ Genesis 19:28 (J; simile of smoke of כִּכָּר, Sodom and Gomorrah); ׳עֶשֶׁן הַכּ Exodus 19:18 (E; simile of smoke of Sinai); ׳מִּיחַ כ ashes of kiln Exodus 9:8, compare Exodus 9:10 (both P).

כדד (√ of following; Arabic is toil severely; fatigue, weary, harass, tread; mortar in which things are pounded, bruised; what remains in bottom of cooking-pot).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to subdue or to bind.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The corresponding Greek term is κλίβανος (G2575), which also refers to a furnace or oven. This term is used in the New Testament, such as in Matthew 6:30, where Jesus speaks of the grass of the field being thrown into the oven, illustrating the transient nature of earthly things compared to the eternal care of God for His creation.

This lexical entry provides a comprehensive understanding of the term כִּבְשָׁן, highlighting its significance in biblical narratives and its symbolic use in conveying themes of judgment, purification, and transformation.

Usage: The term כִּבְשָׁן is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a furnace, particularly in contexts involving intense heat or refining processes. It is often associated with imagery of judgment or purification.

Context: • The Hebrew word כִּבְשָׁן appears in several key biblical passages, often symbolizing intense heat or divine judgment. In Genesis 19:28, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah is described with imagery of smoke rising "like smoke from a furnace" (BSB). This metaphor underscores the totality and intensity of the divine judgment executed upon these cities.
• In Exodus 9:8-10, the term is used in the context of the sixth plague upon Egypt, where Moses is instructed to take soot from a kiln and scatter it toward the sky, resulting in boils breaking out on people and animals. This usage highlights the kiln's role in processes that transform and affect the physical state of materials, symbolizing the transformative and often destructive power of divine intervention.
• Deuteronomy 4:20 employs the term metaphorically to describe the Israelites' experience in Egypt as being taken out of an "iron-smelting furnace," emphasizing the harshness and refining nature of their bondage and subsequent deliverance.
• The imagery of a furnace is also used in prophetic literature, such as in Isaiah 31:9, where the Lord's fire is in Zion and His furnace in Jerusalem, symbolizing divine presence and judgment.

Forms and Transliterations

הַכִּבְשָֽׁן׃ הַכִּבְשָׁ֔ן הַכִּבְשָׁ֗ן הכבשן הכבשן׃ כִּבְשָׁ֑ן כבשן hak·kiḇ·šān hakkiḇšān hakkivShan kiḇ·šān kiḇšān kivShan

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 19:28
HEB: הָאָ֔רֶץ כְּקִיטֹ֖ר הַכִּבְשָֽׁן׃
NAS: ascended like the smoke of a furnace.
KJV: went up as the smoke of a furnace.
INT: of the land the smoke of a furnace

Exodus 9:8
HEB: חָפְנֵיכֶ֔ם פִּ֖יחַ כִּבְשָׁ֑ן וּזְרָק֥וֹ מֹשֶׁ֛ה
NAS: of soot from a kiln, and let Moses
KJV: of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses
INT: fists of soot A kiln throw Moses

Exodus 9:10
HEB: אֶת־ פִּ֣יחַ הַכִּבְשָׁ֗ן וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י
NAS: soot from a kiln, and stood
KJV: ashes of the furnace, and stood
INT: took soot A kiln and stood before

Exodus 19:18
HEB: עֲשָׁנוֹ֙ כְּעֶ֣שֶׁן הַכִּבְשָׁ֔ן וַיֶּחֱרַ֥ד כָּל־
NAS: like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole
KJV: as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount
INT: smoke the smoke of a furnace quaked and the whole

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3536
4 Occurrences

hak·kiḇ·šān — 3 Occ.
kiḇ·šān — 1 Occ.