Bible Dictionary
BRAND
A burning stick, firebrand, or piece of wood used to feed or spread a fire. The word may also describe a flaming object used figuratively in images of danger and destruction.
Definition
A brand is a burning or fire-feeding object. It may be a bent stick used to stir a fire, a piece of wood used to feed a fire, or a firebrand that spreads flames.
Biblical Usage
The word is used literally and figuratively in Amos, Zechariah, Isaiah, Judges, and Proverbs. It can portray a burning object, fuel for fire, or something that spreads fire.
Historical Background
The biblical vocabulary distinguishes a bent stick for stirring fire, firewood or torches, and a brand acting as a spreader of fire.
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>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; compare Isa 7:4); the second by lappidh, in Jud 15:4,5. A third meaning is found in ziqah, indicating the brand as a spreader of fire (Pr 26:18).</p>