hearth

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(ground). Hot stones (Gen. 18:6⁶And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth. (Genesis 18:6)). Pan or brazier (Jer. 36:23²³And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth. (Jeremiah 36:23)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

254 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

’ach

Phonic:

awkh

Meaning:

of uncertain derivation; a fire-pot or chafing dish

KJV Usage:

hearth

From Manners and Customs of the Bible:

Jeremiah 36:22²²Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him. (Jeremiah 36:22). The king sat in the winter house in thy ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him.

Ach, “hearth,” is a portable furnace or stove. The rooms of Oriental houses are sometimes warmed at the present day by means of such pots or furnaces. “They have the form of a large pitcher, and are placed in a cavity sunk in the middle of the apartment. When the fire has burnt down, a frame like a table is placed over the pot, and the whole is then covered with a carpet; and those who wish to warm themselves sit upon the floor and thrust their feet and legs, and even the lower part of their bodies, under the carpet” (Robinson's Gesenius).