ud denotes a fire-exposed brand, whether smoldering in a threat or plucked from the fire.

The attested uses depict a fire-exposed brand: two are described as plucked from the fire, while the plural form pictures two smoldering firebrands in a warning about hostile anger.

1. Fire-exposed brand · dominant

   In Amos 4:11, the singular absolute form occurs in the comparison of those overthrown yet becoming like a brand plucked from the fire; the APB renders the image "a brand plucked from the fire." Zechariah 3:2 likewise uses the singular in the question, "Is this not a firebrand plucked from the fire?" Isaiah 7:4 has the plural absolute form in reference to "these two smoldering tails of firebrands" amid the anger of named opponents.

   Amos 4:11Isaiah 7:4Zechariah 3:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the singular occurrences as a brand or firebrand "plucked from the fire" and the plural occurrence as "smoldering tails of firebrands." These phrases confirm the verse images rather than isolate a precise English equivalent in every clause.