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hearth

  [hahrth]
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–noun
1. the floor of a fireplace, usually of stone, brick, etc., often extending a short distance into a room.
2. home; fireside: the joys of family and hearth.
3. Metallurgy.
a. the lower part of a blast furnace, cupola, etc., in which the molten metal collects and from which it is tapped out.
b. the part of an open hearth, reverberatory furnace, etc., upon which the charge is placed and melted down or refined.
4. a brazier or chafing dish for burning charcoal.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME herth(e), OE he(o)rth; c. G Herd, D haard

Related forms:
hearthless, adjective

Synonyms:
2. household, abode, house.
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hearth   (härth)   
n.  

  1. The floor of a fireplace, usually extending into a room and paved with brick, flagstone, or cement.

  2. Family life; the home.

  3. Metallurgy

    1. The lowest part of a blast furnace or cupola, from which the molten metal flows.

    2. The bottom of a reverberatory furnace, where ore is exposed to the flame.

  4. The fireplace or brazier of a blacksmith's forge.


[Middle English herth, from Old English heorth; see ker-3 in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

hearth 
O.E. heorð, from W.Gmc. *kherthaz "burning place" (cf. O.Fris. herth, M.Du. hert, Ger. Herd "floor, ground, fireplace"), from PIE *ker- "to singe, burn, glow" (see carbon).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Bible Dictionary

Hearth

Heb. ah (Jer. 36:22, 23; R.V., "brazier"), meaning a large pot like a brazier, a portable furnace in which fire was kept in the king's winter apartment. Heb. kiyor (Zech. 12:6; R.V., "pan"), a fire-pan. Heb. moqed (Ps. 102:3; R.V., "fire-brand"), properly a fagot. Heb. yaqud (Isa. 30:14), a burning mass on a hearth.

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