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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: firebrand n 1: a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning [syn: {brand}] 2: someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel" [syn: {instigator}, {provoker}, {inciter}, {instigant}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Firebrand Isa. 7:4, Amos 4:11, Zech. 3:2, denotes the burnt end of a stick (Heb. 'ud); in Judg. 15:4, a lamp or torch, a flambeau (Heb. lappid); in Prov. 26:18 (comp. Eph. 6:16), burning darts or arrows (Heb. zikkim).
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