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FUR'NACE, n. L. fornax, furnus, either from burning, or the sense is an arch.
1. A place where a vehement fire and heat may be made and maintained, for melting ores or metals, &c. A furnace for casting cannon and other large operations is inclosed with walls through which a current of air is blown from a large bellows. In smaller operations a vessel is constructed with a chamber or cavity, with a door and a grate.
2. In scripture, a place of cruel bondage and affliction. Deuteronomy 4 .
3. Grievous afflictions by which men are tried. Ezekiel 22 .
4. A place of temporal torment. Daniel 3 .
5. Hell the place of endless torment. Matthew 13 .
FUR'NACE, To throw out sparks as a furnace.
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Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Furnace'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/f/furnace.html.
Entry for 'Furnace'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/f/furnace.html.
