Firebrand

Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster

Firebrand - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)

Isa. 7:4, Amos 4:11, Zech. 3:2, denotes the burnt end of a stick (Heb. ud); in Judg. 15:4, a lamp or torch, a flambeau (Heb. lappid); in Prov. 26:18 (comp. Eph. 6:16), burning darts or arrows (Heb. zikkim).

Firebrand - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

FI'REBRAND, n.

1. A piece of wood kindled or on fire.

2. An incendiary; one who inflames factions, or causes contention and mischief.

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Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)

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