Bellows
Human-made Things in the Bible
Where extremely high temperatures were needed, such as when smelting ore, it was common to blow air into the bottom of the fire with a bellows. One type of bellows consisted of two vertical cylinders covered with thick leather. The operator stood on these, pulling the leather up with an attached strap and then pressing it down with his foot to create the rush of air, which was channeled into the furnace.
Pictures
In the Bible
The Hebrew and Greek words for it, and every verse where each is used
מַפּוּחַ mapuach · 1 verse
ζώπυρον, πῦρ zōpuron tou puros · 1 verse
Sources
Plants and Trees in the Bible, Animals in the Bible and Human-made Things in the Bible © United Bible Societies, 2025 (adapted from Each According to its Kind: Plants and Trees in the Bible by Robert Koops, All Creatures Great and Small: Living Things in the Bible by Edward R. Hope, and The Works of Their Hands: Man-made Things in the Bible by Ray Pritz), CC BY-SA 4.0; adapted for eRhema