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Strong's H8574 תַּנּוּר (tannur)

Tannur means “furnace” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H8574
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 15
Books 9

Strong's H8574 Quick Answer

Strong's H8574 תַּנּוּר (tannuwr) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. tannuwr (tan-noor') n-m. 1. a fire-pot [from H5216] It has 15 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include oven, ovens, and furnace. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
tannuwr (tan-noor') n-m. 1. a fire-pot [from H5216]
Usage
15 linked usages
Books
9 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
oven, ovens, and furnace

Meaning and Definition

tannuwr (tan-noor') n-m. 1. a fire-pot [from H5216] KJV: furnace, oven. Root(s): H5216

Original Word
תַּנּוּר
Transliteration
tannuwr
Derivation
First root strongs: 5216
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8574. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

oven

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

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How Strong's H8574 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render tannuwr, 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.

oven Leviticus 2:4 10× furnace Isaiah 31:9 ovens Exodus 8:3

How Strong's H8574 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 15 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8574 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 H8574 in the Old Testament

15 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 15:17 KJV

And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.

Exodus 8:3 KJV

And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:

Leviticus 2:4 KJV

And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.

Usage Excerpts

First 15 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8574.

Genesis 15:17 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
Exodus 8:3 Old Testament, KJV
And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:
Leviticus 2:4 Old Testament, KJV
And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.
Leviticus 7:9 Old Testament, KJV
And all the meat offering that is baken in the oven, and all that is dressed in the fryingpan, and in the pan, shall be the priest's that offereth it.
Leviticus 11:35 Old Testament, KJV
And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean and shall be unclean unto you.
Leviticus 26:26 Old Testament, KJV
And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.
Nehemiah 3:11 Old Testament, KJV
Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahathmoab, repaired the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces.
Nehemiah 12:38 Old Testament, KJV
And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;
Psalms 21:9 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
Isaiah 31:9 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
Lamentations 5:10 Old Testament, KJV
Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.
Hosea 7:4 Old Testament, KJV
They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.
Hosea 7:6 Old Testament, KJV
For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.
Hosea 7:7 Old Testament, KJV
They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.
Malachi 4:1 Old Testament, KJV
For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8574, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Leviticus 4 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 3 usages, Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H8574 FAQ

What does tannur (תַּנּוּר) mean?

Tannur (Strong's H8574) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "furnace". tannuwr (tan-noor') n-m. 1. a fire-pot [from H5216]

How many times is tannur (תַּנּוּר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 15 linked usages for Strong's H8574 across 9 books.

Where can I study tannur (תַּנּוּר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8574 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate tannur (תַּנּוּר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as oven, ovens, and furnace. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.