וְ/כֶ/עָשָׁ֥ן
𐤅/𐤊/𐤏𐤔𐤍
ʻâshân
and like smoke
A visible suspension of fine particles in air produced by burning substances; smoke. The term denotes the physical manifestation resulting from combustion (as of sacrificial offerings, incense, burning cities, or natural phenomena), and can also serve metaphorically to describe the transient, obscuring, or wrathful aspects of destruction and divine anger.
Proverbs 10:26 · Word #3
Lexicon H6227
| Lemma | עָשָׁן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤔𐤍 |
| Transliteration | ʻâshân |
| Strong's | H6227 |
| Definition | A visible suspension of fine particles in air produced by burning substances; smoke. The term denotes the physical manifestation resulting from combustion (as of sacrificial offerings, incense, burning cities, or natural phenomena), and can also serve metaphorically to describe the transient, obscuring, or wrathful aspects of destruction and divine anger. |
Morphology HC/Rd/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and like smoke |
SIBI-P1 Translation H6227-09
and like smoke
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ + comparative preposition כְ + masculine singular noun עָשָׁן in the absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun עָשָׁן denotes the visible product of burning—smoke—directly reflecting the root meaning of emitting smoke. The prefixed conjunction וְ and comparative preposition כְ are preserved as "and like," maintaining the singular masculine absolute form. |
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