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Lexicon :: Strong's H784 - 'ēš

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אֵשׁ
Transliteration
'ēš
Pronunciation
aysh
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive word
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TWOT Reference: 172

Strong’s Definitions

אֵשׁ ʼêsh, aysh; a primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively):—burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 379x

The KJV translates Strong's H784 in the following manner: fire (373x), burning (1x), fiery (1x), untranslated variant (1x), fire (with H800) (1x), flaming (1x), hot (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 379x
The KJV translates Strong's H784 in the following manner: fire (373x), burning (1x), fiery (1x), untranslated variant (1x), fire (with H800) (1x), flaming (1x), hot (1x).
  1. fire

    1. fire, flames

    2. supernatural fire (accompanying theophany)

    3. fire (for cooking, roasting, parching)

    4. altar-fire

    5. God's anger (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֵשׁ ʼêsh, aysh; a primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively):—burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
STRONGS H784: Abbreviations
אֵשׁ 377 noun feminineExodus 9:23 (masculineJeremiah 48:45; Psalm 104:4; **masculine is dubious: Numbers 16:18 read עָלֶיהָ for 2nd עֲלֵיהֶם (Greek Version of the LXX B); Jeremiah 20:9 see Ges§ 132 d; Jeremiah 48:45 read (many MSS., Numbers 21:23) יצאה; Psalm 104:4 read perhaps (Ol Du): לֵֹֽֽֽהטָה, or וָלָֽחַט; Job 20:26 see Ges§ 145 u (or 121 b): compare AlbrZAW xvi {1896}. 63; Feminine & masculineJeremiah 20:9; Job 20:26) fire (Assyrian išatu COTGloss, Syriac aXtxwAe  , Ethiopic አላት፡ derivatives from II. אנשׁ, أَنَسَ, sociable, friendly element (MV Wetzst in DePsalmen, ed. 4, p. 888 LagBN 68 compare انيسة, مانوسة), improbable especially in view of Assyrian; daghesh probably secondary; compare also Sta§ 189 b) — א׳ absolute Exodus 9:24 +; construct Leviticus 6:2 + (seldom); suffix אִשּׁוֺ Deuteronomy 4:36; Job 18:5; אֶשְׁכֶם Isaiah 50:11; אִשָּׁם Isaiah 66:24; —
1. fire, of conflagration, e.g. in briers, endangering or destroying crops תֵּצֵא אֵשׁ וּמָֽצְאָה קֹצִים Exodus 22:5; compare Exodus 3:2 הַסְּנֶה בֹּעֵר בָּאֵשׁ (both E); more often of deliberate destruction by fire, especially שָׂרַף בָּאֵשׁ (בָּ with qam. preton.) object golden calf Exodus 32:20 (J), other idols Deuteronomy 7:5, 25, Asherim Deuteronomy 12:3, chariots Joshua 11:6, 9; 2 Kings 23:1, house Judges 12:1; Judges 14:15, tower Judges 9:52, city-gates Nehemiah 1:3; Nehemiah 2:3, 13, 17, city Joshua 6:24; Judges 18:27 compare Isaiah 1:7 +; also שִׁלַּח אֵשׁ בְּ Amos 1:4, 7, 10 +; שִׁלַּח אֶת־הָעִיר בָּאֵשׁJudges 1:8; Judges 20:48 compare 2 Kings 8:12; הִצִּית אֶת־הָעִיר בָּאֵשׁ Joshua 8:8, 19; Jeremiah 17:27 +, compare Judges 9:49; 2 Samuel 14:30, 31 (of field, compare Exodus 22:5 above)
2. of supernatural fire, attending theophany Exodus 3:2; Exodus 19:18 (both J E) Deuteronomy 4:11, 12, 15, 33, 36 +; specifically עַמּוּד (הָ)אֵשׁ Exodus 13:21, 22; Exodus 14:24 (all J E) Nehemiah 9:12, 19 compare Deuteronomy 1:33 (see מַרְאֵה־אֵשׁ Numbers 9:15, 16 P); of destructive fire from י׳ Numbers 11:1, 2, 3 (J) Numbers 26:10 (P) Leviticus 10:2 (P); compare אֹכֶלָת א׳ in simile of Yahweh's glory Exodus 24:17 (E) Deuteronomy 4:24; Deuteronomy 9:3; see also 1 Kings 18:24, 38; 2 Kings 1:10 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 1:12 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 1:14; Job 1:16 (perhaps lightning intended), compare further of lightning Exodus 9:23, 24 (JE) Psalm 18:13; Psalm 18:14; Psalm 148:8 etc.
3. fire for cooking, roasting, parching, etc. צְלִי אֵשׁ roasted at a fire Exodus 12:8, 9 (P) compare Leviticus 2:14; 2 Chronicles 35:13; Isaiah 44:16, 19; of tinder for lighting fire Genesis 22:6, 7 (E); of fire for melting (gold for the idolatrous calf) Exodus 32:24; for refining Jeremiah 6:29, where read with Qr מֵאֵשׁ תַּם עֹפֶרֶת; compare Malachi 3:2 (simile of purifying work of messenger of cov't).
4. especially of altar-fire Leviticus 1:7 (twice in verse); Leviticus 6:2; Leviticus 6:3; Leviticus 6:5; Leviticus 6:6 +; in offering incense Leviticus 10:1, also אֵשׁ זָרָה strange fire, i.e. an incense not commanded, offered presumptuously Leviticus 10:1; Numbers 3:4; Numbers 26:61; fire from י׳ consuming sacrifice (compare 2) Leviticus 9:24; 2 Chronicles 7:1, 3; of fire in child-sacrifice (usually הֶעֱבִיר בֵּן בָּאֵשׁ (לְׅ)) 2 Kings 16:3; 2 Kings 21:6; compare 2 Kings 17:17; 2 Kings 23:10; 2 Chronicles 33:6; also שׂרף בָּא׳ 2 Kings 17:31, בער בָּא׳ 2 Chronicles 28:3.
5. figurative of Yahweh's anger Psalm 89:47 (simile) compare Nahum 1:6; Lamentations 2:4 אֵשׁ־עֶבְרָתִי Ezekiel 21:36; Ezekiel 22:31; Ezekiel 38:19, אֵשׁ־קִנְאָתִי Ezekiel 36:5; see also Isaiah 66:15; Psalm 79:5; Psalm 89:47 etc.; of word of י׳ Jeremiah 23:29; figurative of outbursting emotion Psalm 39:4; of flagrant wickedness Isaiah 9:17, etc:
6. in various combinations, אֵש לַפִּיד Genesis 15:17 (J) a torch of fire (compare Di); לַבַּת־אֵשׁ Exodus 3:2 flame of fire, לַהַב אֵשׁ Joel 2:5, אֵשׁ לַפִּידֵי (in simile) Daniel 10:6 compare Zechariah 12:6, לַהֲבוֺת אֵשׁ Psalm 29:7 לַהֲבֵי אֵשׁ Isaiah 66:15 compare לְהָבוֺת א׳ Psalm 105:32, לָהָבָה נֹגַהּ א׳ Isaiah 4:5 compare Hosea 7:6; שְׁבִיב אִשּׁוֺ spark of his fire Job 18:5 compare כִּידוֺדֵי אֵשׁ Job 41:11; תַּנּוּר אֵשׁ Psalm 21:10 oven of fire, כִּיּוֺר אֵשׁ Zechariah 12:6; אוֺר אֵשׁ light of fire Psalm 78:14; אֵשׁ לֹהֵט flaming fire Psalm 104:4; לְשׁוֺן אֵשׁ Isaiah 5:24 tongue of fire, גַּחֲלֵי אֵשׁ Ezekiel 1:13 coals of fire, so Ezekiel 10:2, compare רִשְׁמֵּי אֵשׁ Songs 8:6; on אַבְנֵי אֵשׁ Ezekiel 28:14, 16 see אֶבֶן; אֵשׁ דַּת [H799 Deuteronomy 33:2], literally fire of a law, or fire was a law, but דָּת law is Persian & late; read perhaps דֹת [לַפִּ] אֵשׁ compare Exodus 20:18 or דֶת [יֹקֶ] אֵשׁ compare Isaiah 65:5.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H785.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

15:17; 22:6; 22:7

Exodus

3:2; 3:2; 3:2; 9:23; 9:23; 9:24; 9:24; 12:8; 12:9; 13:21; 13:22; 14:24; 19:18; 20:18; 22:5; 22:5; 24:17; 32:20; 32:24

Leviticus

1:7; 2:14; 6:2; 6:2; 6:3; 6:5; 6:6; 9:24; 10:1; 10:1; 10:2

Numbers

3:4; 9:15; 9:16; 11:1; 11:2; 11:3; 16:18; 21:23; 26:10; 26:61

Deuteronomy

1:33; 4:11; 4:12; 4:15; 4:24; 4:33; 4:36; 4:36; 7:5; 7:25; 9:3; 12:3

Joshua

6:24; 8:8; 8:19; 11:6; 11:9

Judges

1:8; 9:49; 9:52; 12:1; 14:15; 18:27; 20:48

2 Samuel

14:30; 14:31

1 Kings

18:24; 18:38

2 Kings

1:10; 1:12; 1:14; 8:12; 16:3; 17:17; 17:31; 21:6; 23:1; 23:10

2 Chronicles

7:1; 7:3; 28:3; 33:6; 35:13

Nehemiah

1:3; 2:3; 2:13; 2:17; 9:12; 9:19

Job

1:16; 18:5; 18:5; 20:26; 20:26; 41:11

Psalms

18:13; 18:14; 21:10; 29:7; 39:4; 78:14; 79:5; 89:47; 89:47; 104:4; 104:4; 104:4; 105:32; 148:8

Song of Songs

8:6

Isaiah

1:7; 4:5; 5:24; 9:17; 44:16; 44:19; 50:11; 65:5; 66:15; 66:15; 66:24

Jeremiah

6:29; 17:27; 20:9; 20:9; 23:29; 48:45; 48:45

Lamentations

2:4

Ezekiel

1:13; 10:2; 22:31; 28:14; 28:16; 36:5; 38:19

Daniel

10:6

Hosea

7:6

Joel

2:5

Amos

1:4; 1:7; 1:10

Nahum

1:6

Zechariah

12:6; 12:6

Malachi

3:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H784 matches the Hebrew אֵשׁ ('ēš),
which occurs 378 times in 348 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 4 / 7 (1Ch 14:12–Pro 6:27)

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:12 - And they forsook their gods there; so David said the word, and they were burned with fire H784.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:26 - Then David built there an altar to Yahweh and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. And he called to Yahweh and He answered him with fire H784 from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:1 -

Now when Solomon had [fn]finished praying, fire H784 came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of Yahweh filled the house.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:3 - And all the sons of Israel, seeing the fire H784 come down and the glory of Yahweh upon the house, bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave praise to Yahweh, saying, “For He is good, for His lovingkindness endures forever.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:3 - Moreover, he offered offerings in smoke in the valley of Ben-hinnom and burned his sons in the fire H784, according to the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh had dispossessed from before the sons of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:6 - He even made his sons pass through the fire H784 in the valley of Ben-hinnom; and he practiced soothsaying, interpreted omens, practiced sorcery, and dealt with mediums and spiritists. He did much that was evil in the sight of Yahweh, provoking Him to anger.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:13 - So they roasted the Passover animals on the fire H784 according to the legal judgment, and they boiled the holy things in pots, in kettles, in pans, and carried them speedily to all the lay people.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:19 - Then they burned the house of God and tore down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its palaces with fire H784 and destroyed all its valuable articles.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:3 - They said to me, “The remnant there in the province who remain from the captivity are in great calamity and reproach, and the wall of Jerusalem is broken down and its gates are burned with fire H784.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:3 - I said to the king, “Let the king live forever. Why should my face not be sad when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies waste and its gates have been consumed by fire H784?”
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:13 - So I went out at night by the Valley Gate in the direction of the Dragon’s Spring and on to the [fn]Dung Gate, inspecting the walls of Jerusalem which were broken down and its gates which were consumed by fire H784.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:17 -

Then I said to them, “You see the calamity we are in, that Jerusalem lies waste and its gates burned by fire H784. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem so that we will no longer be a reproach.”

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:12 -

“And with a pillar of cloud You led them by day,

And with a pillar of fire H784 by night

To light for them the way

In which they were to go.

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:19 -

But You, in Your abundant compassion,

Did not forsake them in the wilderness;

The pillar of cloud did not depart from them by day,

To lead them on their way,

Nor the pillar of fire H784 by night,

To light for them the way in which they were to go.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:16 - While this one was still speaking, another also came and said, “The fire H784 of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the young men and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:34 -

“For the company of the godless is barren,

And fire H784 consumes the tents of [fn]the corrupt.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:5 -

“Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out,

And the [fn]flame of his fire H784 gives no light.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:26 -

Complete darkness is held in reserve for his treasures;

A fire H784 unfanned will devour him;

It will consume the survivor in his tent.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:20 -

Saying, ‘Truly those who rise against us are wiped out,

And their [fn]abundance the fire H784 has consumed.’

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:5 -

“The earth, from it comes food,

And underneath it is overturned as fire H784.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:12 -

“For it would be fire H784 that consumes to [fn]Abaddon,

And would uproot all my [fn]produce.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:19 -

“Out of its mouth go burning torches;

Sparks of fire H784 [fn]leap forth.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:6 -

May He rain [fn]snares upon the wicked;

Fire H784 and brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:8 -

Smoke went up [fn]out of His nostrils,

And fire H784 from His mouth devoured;

Coals were kindled by it.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:12 -

From the brightness before Him passed His thick clouds,

Hailstones and coals of fire H784.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:13 -

Yahweh also thundered in the heavens,

And the Most High gave forth His voice,

Hailstones and coals of fire H784.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:9 -

You will make them as a fiery H784 oven in the time of your [fn]anger;

Yahweh will swallow them up in His wrath,

And fire H784 will devour them.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:7 -

The voice of Yahweh hews out [fn]flames of fire H784.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:3 -

My heart was hot within me,

While I meditated the fire H784 was burning;

Then I spoke with my tongue:

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:9 -

He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth;

He breaks the bow and cuts up the spear;

He burns the chariots with fire H784.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:3 -

May our God come and not be silent;

Fire H784 devours before Him,

And a storm whirls around Him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:12 -

You made men ride over our heads;

We went through fire H784 and through water,

Yet You brought us out into a place of abundance.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:2 -

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;

As wax melts before the fire H784,

So let the wicked perish before God.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:7 -

They have set Your sanctuary on fire;

By bringing it to the ground, they have defiled the dwelling place of Your name.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:14 -

Then He led them with the cloud by day

And all the night with a light of fire H784.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:21 -

Therefore Yahweh heard and [fn]was full of wrath;

And a fire H784 was kindled against Jacob

And anger also mounted against Israel,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:63 -

Fire H784 devoured [fn]His choice men,

And [fn]His virgins had no wedding songs.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:5 -

How long, O Yahweh? Will You be angry forever?

Will Your jealousy burn like fire H784?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:16 -

It is burned with fire H784, it is cut down;

They perish at the rebuke of Your face.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:14 -

Like fire H784 that burns the forest

And like a flame that burns up the mountains,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:46 -

How long, O Yahweh?

Will You hide Yourself forever?

Will Your wrath burn like fire H784?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:3 -

Fire H784 goes before Him

And burns up His adversaries all around.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:4 -

[fn]He makes His [fn]angels the winds,

His ministers flaming fire H784.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:32 -

He [fn]gave them hail for rain,

And flaming fire H784 in their land.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:39 -

He spread a cloud for a [fn]covering,

And fire H784 to give light by night.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:18 -

And a fire H784 burned up in their company;

The flame consumed the wicked.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:12 -

They surrounded me like bees;

They were extinguished as a fire H784 of thorns;

In the name of Yahweh I will surely cut them off.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:10 -

“May burning H784 coals be shaken out upon them;

May He cause them to fall into the fire H784,

Into [fn]bottomless pits from which they can never rise.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:8 -

Fire H784 and hail, snow and clouds;

Stormy wind, doing His word;

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:27 -

Can a man [fn]take fire H784 in his bosom

And his clothes not be burned?


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