אוד

Hebrew

Etymology 1

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Noun

אוּד • (ud) m (plural indefinite אוּדִים, plural construct אוּדֵי־)

1. (Biblical Hebrew) a burning piece of wood, a firebrand, an ember
   • Tanach, Zechariah 3:2, with translation of the New International Version:

     הֲלֹוא זֶה אוּד מֻצָּל מֵאֵשׁ׃

     Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?

Derived terms

• אוד מוצל מאש / אוּד מֻצָּל מֵאֵשׁ
• אוּד עָשֵׁן

References

• H181 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

From French Aude (see more there).

Proper noun

אוֹד • (od)

1. Aude (a river in France)
2. Aude (a department of France)