עָשַׁןʻâshan
smoke, be wroth
Pronunciation: aw-shan' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6225
Meanings
Qal
1.
a. smoke (Exodus 19:18; Psalms 104:32; Psalms 144:5)
b. against (Deuteronomy 20:19; Psalms 74:1)
2. fume, i.e.be wroth (Psalms 80:5)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 19:18 All of Mount Sinai was covered with smoke because the Lord had descended on it in the form of fire. The smoke billowed into the sky like smoke from a brick kiln, and the whole mountain shook violently.
- Deuteronomy 29:20 The Lord will never pardon such people. Instead his anger and jealousy will burn against them. All the curses written in this book will come down on them, and the Lord will erase their names from under heaven.
- Psalms 74:1 O God, why have you rejected us so long? Why is your anger so intense against the sheep of your own pasture?
- Psalms 80:4 O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, how long will you be angry with our prayers?
- Psalms 104:32 The earth trembles at his glance; the mountains smoke at his touch.
- Psalms 144:5 Open the heavens, Lord, and come down. Touch the mountains so they billow smoke.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).