8574. tannur

Lexicon

tannur: Oven, furnace

Original Word: תַּנּוּר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: tannuwr
Pronunciation: tan-noor'
Phonetic Spelling: (tan-noor')
Definition: Oven, furnace
Meaning: a fire-pot

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

furnace, oven

From niyr; a fire-pot -- furnace, oven.

see HEBREW niyr

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as tenuk
Definition
(portable) stove, firepot
NASB Translation
furnace (2), Furnaces (2), oven (10), ovens (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

תַּנּוּר noun masculine^{Leviticus 26:26} portable stove or fire-pot (loan-word from Assyrian tinûru, id., according to DHM^{VOJ i. 23} (otherwise Dvorak^{ZK i. 155 ff.}); ׳ת, a large earthen jar, still in Syria, Wetzst^{Verhandl. d. Berl. Anthrop. Gesell., 1882, 467} Whitehouse^{Heb.Antiq.7,3} ARSK^{EB l. 605}; Arabic is loan-word from Aramaic תַּנּוּרָא, , and this from Persian tanûra, according to Frä²⁶); — ׳ת absolute Hosea 7:4 +, construct Genesis 15:17; Psalm 21:10; plural תַּנּוּרִים Nehemiah 3:11; Nehemiah 12:38; — fire-pot, for baking (אָפָה) Hosea 7:4 (read ׳בֹּעֵר הֵ֑ם אֹפֵהוּ וגו ׳ת, Oort^{Th. Tijdschr. 1890, 480 ff.} Albr^{ZAW xvi (1896), 88}), compare Hosea 7:6; Hosea 7:7; (all in simile), Exodus 7:28 (J), Leviticus 2:4; Leviticus 7:9; Leviticus 26:26 (P), also (breakable) Leviticus 11:35; עָשָׁן ׳ת Genesis 15:17 (JE) in vision, symbol of ׳יs presence, compare Isaiah 31:9 ("" אוּר); simile of heat Lamentations 5:10, of judgment Malachi 3:19, and so אֵשׁ ׳ת Psalm 21:10; מִגְדַּל הַתַּנּוּרִים Nehemiah 3:11; Nehemiah 12:38 a tower on wall of Jerusalem

[תַּנְחוּם], תַּנְחוּמוֺת, תַּנְחֻ֫מֶת see [נחם].

I. תנן (√ of following; ? akin to II. תנה in sense lament, i.e. howl).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to smoke or burn.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek entry in Strong's Concordance is G2823 (κλίβανος, klibanos), which also refers to an oven or furnace. 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 God's eternal care.

In summary, תַּנּוּר (tannur) is a multifaceted term in the Hebrew Bible, representing both a common household item and a symbol of divine interaction and human behavior. Its Greek counterpart, κλίβανος (G2823), continues this imagery in the New Testament, emphasizing themes of provision and impermanence.

Usage: The term תַּנּוּר is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a type of oven or furnace, typically used for baking or burning. It is a common household item in ancient times, used for cooking and heating.

Context: The Hebrew word תַּנּוּר (tannur) appears in various contexts within the Old Testament, illustrating its role in daily life and religious symbolism. In Genesis 15:17, the term is used in a vision where a "smoking firepot" passes between the pieces of a sacrifice, symbolizing God's covenant with Abram. This imagery of a smoking oven or furnace is significant, representing divine presence and action.

In Leviticus 2:4, the term is used in the context of offerings, where unleavened bread baked in an oven is mentioned as part of the grain offering. This highlights the practical use of the tannur in preparing offerings for worship.

The tannur is also mentioned in Hosea 7:4, where it is used metaphorically to describe the heated passions and corruption of the people, likening them to a baker's oven that is left unattended and becomes inflamed.

The use of tannur in these passages underscores its dual role as both a practical tool in everyday life and a powerful symbol in religious and moral teachings.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּתַנּ֣וּר בַּתַּנּ֔וּר בתנור הַתַּנּוּרִ֔ים הַתַּנּוּרִֽים׃ התנורים התנורים׃ וְתַנּ֥וּר וּבְתַנּוּרֶ֖יךָ ובתנוריך ותנור כְּתַנּ֣וּר כְּתַנּ֥וּר כַּתַּנּ֑וּר כַּתַּנּ֔וּר כַתַּנּ֛וּר כתנור תַּנּ֧וּר תַנּ֑וּר תַנּ֔וּר תַנּ֤וּר תנור bat·tan·nūr battanNur battannūr bə·ṯan·nūr betanNur bəṯannūr chattanNur hat·tan·nū·rîm hattannuRim hattannūrîm kat·tan·nūr ḵat·tan·nūr kattanNur kattannūr ḵattannūr kə·ṯan·nūr ketanNur kəṯannūr tan·nūr ṯan·nūr tanNur tannūr ṯannūr ū·ḇə·ṯan·nū·re·ḵā ūḇəṯannūreḵā uvetannuReicha vetanNur wə·ṯan·nūr wəṯannūr

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 15:17
HEB: הָיָ֑ה וְהִנֵּ֨ה תַנּ֤וּר עָשָׁן֙ וְלַפִּ֣יד
NAS: [there appeared] a smoking oven and a flaming
KJV: behold a smoking furnace, and a burning
INT: came and behold oven a smoking torch

Exodus 8:3
HEB: עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ וּבְעַמֶּ֔ךָ וּבְתַנּוּרֶ֖יךָ וּבְמִשְׁאֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃
NAS: and on your people, and into your ovens and into your kneading bowls.
KJV: and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:
INT: of your servants your people your ovens your kneading

Leviticus 2:4
HEB: מִנְחָ֖ה מַאֲפֵ֣ה תַנּ֑וּר סֹ֣לֶת חַלּ֤וֹת
NAS: baked in an oven, [it shall be] unleavened
KJV: baken in the oven, [it shall be] unleavened
INT: offering baked an oven of fine cakes

Leviticus 7:9
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֤ר תֵּֽאָפֶה֙ בַּתַּנּ֔וּר וְכָל־ נַעֲשָׂ֥ה
NAS: that is baked in the oven and everything
KJV: that is baken in the oven, and all that is dressed
INT: is baked the oven and everything prepared

Leviticus 11:35
HEB: עָלָיו֮ יִטְמָא֒ תַּנּ֧וּר וְכִירַ֛יִם יֻתָּ֖ץ
NAS: becomes unclean; an oven or a stove
KJV: shall be unclean; [whether it be] oven, or ranges
INT: and becomes an oven A stove shall be smashed

Leviticus 26:26
HEB: נָשִׁ֤ים לַחְמְכֶם֙ בְּתַנּ֣וּר אֶחָ֔ד וְהֵשִׁ֥יבוּ
NAS: in one oven, and they will bring back
KJV: in one oven, and they shall deliver
INT: women your bread oven one will bring

Nehemiah 3:11
HEB: וְאֵ֖ת מִגְדַּ֥ל הַתַּנּוּרִֽים׃ ס
NAS: section and the Tower of Furnaces.
KJV: piece, and the tower of the furnaces.
INT: of Pahath-moab and the Tower of Furnaces

Nehemiah 12:38
HEB: מֵעַל֙ לְמִגְדַּ֣ל הַתַּנּוּרִ֔ים וְעַ֖ד הַחוֹמָ֥ה
NAS: the Tower of Furnaces, to the Broad
KJV: from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad
INT: and the Tower of Furnaces against Wall

Psalm 21:9
HEB: תְּשִׁיתֵ֤מוֹ ׀ כְּתַנּ֥וּר אֵשׁ֮ לְעֵ֪ת
NAS: them as a fiery oven in the time
KJV: them as a fiery oven in the time
INT: will make oven A fiery the time

Isaiah 31:9
HEB: לוֹ֙ בְּצִיּ֔וֹן וְתַנּ֥וּר ל֖וֹ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
NAS: is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
KJV: [is] in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
INT: fire Zion furnace Jerusalem

Lamentations 5:10
HEB: עוֹרֵ֙נוּ֙ כְּתַנּ֣וּר נִכְמָ֔רוּ מִפְּנֵ֖י
NAS: has become as hot as an oven, Because
KJV: was black like an oven because
INT: our skin an oven has become because

Hosea 7:4
HEB: מְנָ֣אֲפִ֔ים כְּמ֣וֹ תַנּ֔וּר בֹּעֵ֖רָה מֵֽאֹפֶ֑ה
NAS: Like an oven heated
KJV: They [are] all adulterers, as an oven heated
INT: adulterers Like an oven heated the baker

Hosea 7:6
HEB: כִּֽי־ קֵרְב֧וּ כַתַּנּ֛וּר לִבָּ֖ם בְּאָרְבָּ֑ם
NAS: For their hearts are like an oven [As] they approach
KJV: their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait:
INT: they approach an oven their hearts wait

Hosea 7:7
HEB: כֻּלָּ֤ם יֵחַ֙מּוּ֙ כַּתַּנּ֔וּר וְאָכְל֖וּ אֶת־
NAS: of them are hot like an oven, And they consume
KJV: They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured
INT: All are hot an oven consume their rulers

Malachi 4:1
HEB: בָּ֔א בֹּעֵ֖ר כַּתַּנּ֑וּר וְהָי֨וּ כָל־
NAS: burning like a furnace; and all
KJV: that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud,
INT: is coming burning A furnace become and all

15 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8574
15 Occurrences

bat·tan·nūr — 1 Occ.
bə·ṯan·nūr — 1 Occ.
ḵat·tan·nūr — 1 Occ.
hat·tan·nū·rîm — 2 Occ.
kat·tan·nūr — 2 Occ.
kə·ṯan·nūr — 2 Occ.
ṯan·nūr — 4 Occ.
ū·ḇə·ṯan·nū·re·ḵā — 1 Occ.
wə·ṯan·nūr — 1 Occ.