KJV dictionary & concordance
A piece of combustible material burning or used to carry fire.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Judges 15:4
Complete exact-word concordance
And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails.
And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and tooke firebrands, and turned taile to taile, and put a firebrand in the midst betweene two tailes.
1611 marginal noteOr, torches.
I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.
I haue ouerthrowen some of you, as God ouerthrew Sodome & Gomorrah, and yee were as a firebrand pluckt out of the burning: yet haue yee not returned vnto me, saith the LORD.
1611 marginal noteGen.19.24.
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Historical English dictionary sources
1. A piece of wood kindled or on fire. 2. An incendiary; one who inflames factions, or causes contention and mischief.
