Quick Definition
(Tower of) the Ovens
Strong's Definition
a fire-pot
Derivation: from H5216 (נִיר);
KJV Usage: furnace, oven.
TWOT Reference: 2526
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) furnace, oven, fire-pot, (portable) stove
1a) for cooking
1b) of God's wrath, His furnace (fig)
1c) of hunger, desire for evil
1d) fire-pot
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
Combined with mig.dal (מִגְדָּל "Tower" H4026I)
This name means furnace, oven
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
תַּנּוּר
tannûr
BDB Definition:
1) furnace, oven, fire-pot, (portable) stove
1a) for cooking
1b) of Gods wrath, His furnace (figuratively)
1c) of hunger, desire for evil
1d) fire-pot
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H5216
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2526
Total KJV Occurrences: 15