Strong's Lexicon eqdach: Firebrand, burning stick Original Word: אֶקְדָּח Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to burn or kindle. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent in the Septuagint for similar concepts might include πυρσός (pyrsos), meaning a torch or firebrand, though direct one-to-one correspondence is rare due to linguistic and cultural differences. Usage: The term "eqdach" refers to a burning stick or firebrand, often used metaphorically to describe something that is kindled or set on fire. In the biblical context, it can symbolize destruction, judgment, or the fervent zeal of an individual or group. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, fire was a powerful symbol of both destruction and purification. Firebrands were used in warfare to set enemy structures ablaze and were also a common tool in daily life for lighting fires. The imagery of a burning stick would have been a vivid representation of both the destructive power of fire and the potential for renewal and purification through its flames. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom qadach Definition a fiery glow, sparkle NASB Translation crystal (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs אֶקְדָּח noun [masculine] perhaps fiery glow, sparkle; אַבְנֵי אֶקְדָּֽת Isaiah 54:12 i.e. carbuncles (?); — ᵐ5 λίθους κρυστάλλου, ᵑ9 lapides sculptos Aq Theod Sym. קדם (√ of following; be before, in front, compare Assyrian ‡udmu front, former time; Arabic 1a); Sabean קדם begin HomChreat, 126, march forth, advance, CISiv, No 79,1. 9 SabDenkmNo. 9, 1.2.4.6.7.8.9, קדמ(הוׅ front CISiv, No. 276, 1.2; Phoenician כקדם as formerly (?); Old Aramaic קדם before, so Palmyrene, Nabataean; Biblical Aramaic, ᵑ7 קֳדָם before; Syriac Strong's Exhaustive Concordance carbuncle From qiddah; burning, i.e. A carbuncle or other fiery gem -- carbuncle. see HEBREW qiddah Forms and Transliterations אֶקְדָּ֑ח אקדח ’eq·dāḥ ’eqdāḥ ekDachLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Isaiah 54:12 HEB: וּשְׁעָרַ֖יִךְ לְאַבְנֵ֣י אֶקְדָּ֑ח וְכָל־ גְּבוּלֵ֖ךְ NAS: And your gates of crystal, And your entire INT: and your gates stones of crystal and your entire wall |
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precede (so Ethiopic 
), IV, see be bold and foremost in attack (קָדַם 
precede; Late Hebrew קָדַם be in front). 
