Strong's Lexicon attun: Furnace Original Word: אַתּוּן Word Origin: Derived from an Aramaic root, likely related to the Hebrew word for furnace or oven. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar contexts is κλίβανος (klibanos), Strong's Greek #2823, which also means furnace or oven. Usage: The term "attun" is used to describe a furnace, particularly one used for smelting or burning. In the context of the Bible, it often refers to a large, industrial furnace used for intense heat processes, such as refining metals or, metaphorically, for trials and testing. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, furnaces were essential for various industrial processes, including metallurgy and pottery. They symbolized intense heat and transformation. In biblical literature, furnaces often serve as metaphors for divine judgment or purification, reflecting the cultural understanding of fire as both destructive and purifying. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin(Aramaic) of uncertain derivation Definition a furnace NASB Translation furnace (10). Brown-Driver-Briggs אַתוּן noun masculineDaniel 3:19 (probably femininevDaniel 3:26) furnace (probably loan-word from Assyrian utûnu, atûnu, id., [also Tel Amarna], DHMVOJ 1.23 Buhl; Syriac hence Arabic as loan-word Frä26; Ethiopic Di763; conjectures on etymology in K§ 59 Anm. LagBN 111); — construct ׳א Daniel 3:6,11,15,17,20,21,23,26; emphatic אַתוּנָא Daniel 3:19,22. אִתַי see אִיתַי. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance furnace (Aramaic) probably from the corresponding to 'esh; probably a fire-place, i.e. Furnace -- furnace. see HEBREW 'esh Forms and Transliterations אַתּ֣וּן אַתּ֥וּן אַתּ֨וּן אַתּוּן־ אתון אתון־ וְאַתּוּנָ֖א ואתונא לְאַתּ֥וּן לְאַתּוּנָ֔א לאתון לאתונא ’at·tūn ’at·tūn- ’attūn ’attūn- atTun lə’attūn lə’attūnā lə·’at·tū·nā lə·’at·tūn leatTun leattuNa veattuNa wə’attūnā wə·’at·tū·nāLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Daniel 3:6 HEB: יִתְרְמֵ֔א לְגֽוֹא־ אַתּ֥וּן נוּרָ֖א יָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃ NAS: into the midst of a furnace of blazing KJV: of a burning fiery furnace. INT: be cast the midst of a furnace fire of blazing Daniel 3:11 Daniel 3:15 Daniel 3:17 Daniel 3:19 Daniel 3:20 Daniel 3:21 Daniel 3:22 Daniel 3:23 Daniel 3:26 10 Occurrences |