תַנּ֤וּר

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 תַנּ֤וּר

   tan-NUR

   a furnace of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְהִנֵּ֨ה תַנּ֤וּר עָשָׁן֙

   ve-hin-NEH tan-NUR a-SHAN

   and behold smoke a furnace of
3. clause🔊 וְהִנֵּ֨ה תַנּ֤וּר עָשָׁן֙ וְלַפִּ֣יד אֵ֔שׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָבַ֔ר בֵּ֖ין הַגְּזָרִ֥ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃

   ve-hin-NEH tan-NUR a-SHAN ve-lap-PID ESH a-SHER a-VAR BEN hag-ge-za-RIM ha-EL-leh

   and behold smoke a furnace of fire and a torch of that passed between pieces these
4. sentence🔊 וַיְהִ֤י הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ בָּ֔אָה וַעֲלָטָ֖ה הָיָ֑ה וְהִנֵּ֨ה תַנּ֤וּר עָשָׁן֙ וְלַפִּ֣יד אֵ֔שׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָבַ֔ר בֵּ֖ין הַגְּזָרִ֥ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃

   va-ye-HI hash-SHE-mesh BA-a va-a-la-TA ha-YA ve-hin-NEH tan-NUR a-SHAN ve-lap-PID ESH a-SHER a-VAR BEN hag-ge-za-RIM ha-EL-leh

   the sun {And} it happened had gone down and deep darkness was and behold smoke a furnace of fire and a torch of that passed between pieces these

Exegesis

The coordinated noun phrases tanur ashan {תַנּוּר עָשָׁן | tan·nûr ʿā·šān} ‘furnace of smoke’ and velapid esh {וְלַפִּיד אֵשׁ | wə·lap·pîḏ ʾēš} ‘torch of fire’ form a compound subject for the verb avar {עָבַר | ʿā·ḇar} ‘passed’. The construct relationships (ashan ‘smoke’, esh ‘fire’) depict the theophanic imagery as composed of smoke and flame, evoking awe and mystery.

Root and etymology

t-n-r🔊 ת־נ־ר

“oven, furnace”

• 🔊 תַנּוּרtannûrbaker’s ovenLeviticus 2:4