حصب

حَصَبٌ حصب Stones; as also ↓ حَصْبَةٌ, n. un. ↓ حَصَبَةٌ, which is extr. [as n. un. of حَصْبَةٌ, but not of حَصَبٌ]. (K.) ― -b2- A stone that is thrown; like نَفَضٌ in the sense of مَنْفُوضٌ. (TA.) ― -b3- Firewood, (K,) in a general sense; (TA;) in the dial. of El-Yemen: (Fr, TA:) or what is thrown into a fire, (A 'Obeyd, S, K,) of firewood and of other things; (TA;) in the dial. of Nejd: (Fr, TA:) or firewood prepared for fuel: (Msb:) or firewood with which a fire is lighted; firewood not being so called until it is thus used. (K.) حَصَبُ جَهَنَّمَ, in the Kur [xxi. 98], signifies, in the Abyssinian language, accord. to 'Ikrimeh, The firewood [or fuel ] of Hell. (TA.)