The meaning of Burn; Burning in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)

burn, burn'-ing: Figurative: In addition to the ordinary meaning, burn is used metaphorically in the following passages of the New Testament:

(1) kaio (Luke 24:32), "Was not our heart burning within us," i.e. greatly moved.

(2) puroo, used twice, once in the sense of inflamed with sexual desire (I Corinthians 7:9), "For it is better to marry than to burn" and in II Corinthians 11:29 of the heat of the passions, here of grief, or anger, "Who is offended (the American Standard Revised Version "caused to stumble") and I burn not?"

See also PUNISHMENTS.

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