Firebrand

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 (Amos 4:11; Zech 3:2; compare Isa 7:4); the second by lappidh, in Judg 15:4; Judg 15:5. A third meaning is found in ziqah, indicating the brand as a spreader of fire (Prov 26:18).

fir'-brand ('udh, used for a burning stick taken out of the fire):

In Judg 15:4; Judg 15:5 describing the "brands" (margin "torches") which Samson tied to the foxes' tails, the word is lappidh ("lamp"; see Judg 7:16; Judg 7:20 the Revised Version (British and American), "torches"). Other words are ziqqim, "sparks," "flames" (fiery darts; Prov 26:18), and ziqoth (Isa 50:11); 'udh is used figuratively of angry men (Isa 7:4), and of those mercifully rescued from destruction (Amos 4:11; Zech 3:2; the Revised Version (British and American) "brand"). the Revised Version (British and American) gives "firebrand" as translation of moqedh (the King James Version "hearth") in Ps 102:3, "My bones are burned as a firebrand" (margin "as a hearth").

See BRAND.

W. L. Walker