Category:Firebrand

Fire"brand`, n.

1. A piece of burning wood. L'Estrange.

2. One who inflames factions, or causes contention and mischief; an incendiary. Bacon.

---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary.

Firebrand - Isaiah 7:4, Amos 4:11, Zechariah 3:2, denotes the burnt end of a stick (Heb. 'ud ); in Judges 15:4, a lamp or torch, a flambeau (Heb. lappid); in Proverbs 26:18 (compare Ephesians 6:16), burning darts or arrows (Heb. zikkim).