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brazier

noun (braziers)

«brazier» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A brazier is an iron pan or basket that holds burning coal or wood to give out heat, or to burn scented wood outdoors. tree →

In the lessons

in fairy tales, braziers of burning wood and sweet smoke line the path for a prince's welcome, and the smoke can hide people

Examples

  • The cold room was warmed by a brazier of glowing coal. tree →
  • A thousand braziers burned scented wood along the path. tree →
  • Thick smoke rose from the braziers and hid the horse and princess. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

A pan for burning coals to warm a room. King Jehoiakim sits by it in winter.

Interpretation. Jehoiakim burns Jeremiah's scroll in the brazier. Tradition sees it as a king refusing to hear God's word.

Examples

  • Now the king was sitting in the winter-house in the ninth month; and the brazier was burning before him. (Prophets JER.36.22, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

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