Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to burn
Usage: 1) to burn, kindle, be kindled 1a) (Qal) to be kindled 1b) (Hophal) to burn, be burning, Aramaic equivalent: ye.qad (יְקַד "to burn" H3345)
Strong's Number
H3344
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
9
Books
4
Strong's H3344 Quick Answer
Strong's H3344 יָקַד (yaqad) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. yaqad (yaw-kad') v. 1. to burn [a primitive root] It has 9 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include burn, burning, hearth, and burneth. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- yaqad (yaw-kad') v. 1. to burn [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 9 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- burn, burning, hearth, and burneth
Meaning and Definition
yaqad (yaw-kad') v. 1. to burn [a primitive root] KJV: (be) burn(-ing), X from the hearth, kindle.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3344. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3344 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render yaqad, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H3344 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 9 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3344 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H3344 in the Old Testament
9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it.
And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings.
The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.
Usage Excerpts
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3344.
Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it.
And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings.
The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.
For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.
And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit.
Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.
And I will make thee to pass with thine enemies into a land which thou knowest not: for a fire is kindled in mine anger, which shall burn upon you.
And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3344, grouped by book.
Leviticus 3 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H3344 FAQ
What does yaqad (יָקַד) mean?
Yaqad (Strong's H3344) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "kindle". yaqad (yaw-kad') v. 1. to burn [a primitive root]
How many times is yaqad (יָקַד) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H3344 across 4 books.
Where can I study yaqad (יָקַד) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3344 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate yaqad (יָקַד)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as burn, burning, hearth, and burneth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.