Kibshân — H3536

Definition

masculine noun

a smelting furnace (as reducing metals)

1. kiln (pottery or lime), smelting forge, furnace

Usually translated as

furnace

Origin

from H3533

• Derived from Kâbash (H3533)

Greek equivalents

• káminos (G2575)

Occurrences

Kibshân occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Exodus (3)

• Genesis 19:28 — And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace (הַכִּבְשָֽׁן).
• Exodus 9:8 — And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace (כִּבְשָׁ֑ן), and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.
• Exodus 9:10 — And they took ashes of the furnace (הַכִּבְשָׁ֗ן), and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.
• Exodus 19:18 — And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace (הַכִּבְשָׁ֔ן), and the whole mount quaked greatly.