From an unused root meaning to rake together; a poker (for turning or gathering embers) -- (fire-)brand.
Englishman's Concordance
1) brand, fire brand Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from an unused root meaning to rake together Same Word by TWOT Number: 38a
Brown-Driver-Briggs
אוּדnoun masculinebrand, fire-brand (originally perhaps bent stick used to stir fire) מֻצָּל מִשְּׂרֵפָה׳אAmos 4:11=מֵאֵשׁ׳מ׳אZechariah 3:2, plural זַנְבוֺת הָאוּדִים הָעֲשֵׁנִיםIsaiah 7:4, stumps of smoking firebrands.
Englishman's Concordance (References)
Strong's Hebrew: 181. אוּד (ud) — 3 Occurrences
Isaiah 7:4 HEB:מִשְּׁנֵ֨י זַנְב֧וֹת הָאוּדִ֛ים הָעֲשֵׁנִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה NAS: of smoldering firebrands, on account of the fierce KJV: of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce INT: two stubs firebrands of smoldering of these
Amos 4:11 HEB:עֲמֹרָ֔ה וַתִּהְי֕וּ כְּא֖וּד מֻצָּ֣ל מִשְּׂרֵפָ֑ה NAS: and Gomorrah, And you were like a firebrand snatched KJV: and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out INT: and Gomorrah were like A firebrand snatched A blaze
Zechariah 3:2 HEB:הֲל֧וֹא זֶ֦ה א֖וּד מֻצָּ֥ל מֵאֵֽשׁ׃ NAS: you! Is this not a brand plucked KJV: rebuke thee: [is] not this a brand plucked INT: not is this A brand plucked burning
