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עָשָׁן H6227
H6227 is the Hebrew word עָשָׁן, transliterated ʻâshân and said aw-shawn'. The King James Version most often renders it smoke.
What it means
smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger).
Where it comes from
from H6225 (עָשַׁן).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 22 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: smoke(-ing).
Verses using עָשָׁן
All 21 verses, quoted in full.
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 19:18 · KJV
And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
Joshua 8:20 · KJV
And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.
Joshua 8:21 · KJV
And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai.
Judges 20:38 · KJV
Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the city.
Judges 20:40 · KJV
But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.
2 Samuel 22:9 · KJV
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
Job 41:20 · KJV
Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.
Psalm 18:8 · KJV
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
Psalm 37:20 · KJV
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
Psalm 68:2 · KJV
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
Psalm 102:3 · KJV
For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
Proverbs 10:26 · KJV
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
Song of Solomon 3:6 · KJV
Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
Isaiah 4:5 · KJV
And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.
Isaiah 14:31 · KJV
Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.
Isaiah 34:10 · KJV
It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.
Isaiah 51:6 · KJV
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
Isaiah 65:5 · KJV
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.
Hosea 13:3 · KJV
Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
Nahum 2:13 · KJV
Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6227 mean?
H6227 is the Hebrew word עָשָׁן (ʻâshân), meaning smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger).
How is H6227 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it smoke (18 times), like smoke (2 times), behold a smoking (1 time), behold the smoke (1 time).
How many times does H6227 appear in the Bible?
עָשָׁן (ʻâshân) is tagged in 21 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6227 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H6225 (עָשַׁן).
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