Biblical Hebrew Forum

[peter_kirk AT sil.org]

According to Kenneth Kitchen (article "Brick-kiln" in "New Bible 
Dictionary", this furnace "was very likely a brick-kiln, one of those 
that must have supplied burnt bricks to Nebuchadrezzar's Babylon. The 
word used, 'attun, 'furnace', is probably identical with the 
Assyro-Babylonian word utunum, 'furnace, kiln'."

Peter Kirk


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Subject: dan 3:6
Author:  <jwest AT highland.net> at Internet
Date:    12/01/2000 14:33


this is, properly speaking, an aramaic quetion- but you folks know all that 
stuff too--

the aramaic word 'attun, translated "furnace" here-  does it specifically 
mean "kiln" or "oven"?  what i am wondering is if the story portrays the 3 
hebrews being tossed into a brick kiln or a bread oven.

my sense is that it is a kiln.  but i dont wanna go shootin off my mouth 
without knowing aforehand.

thanks,

Jim

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