אֵשׁ

eshNoun (Feminine)H0784

fire

From: a primitive word;

Short Definition

fire (literally or figuratively)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. fire 1a) fire, flames 1b) supernatural fire (accompanying theophany) 1c) fire (for cooking, roasting, parching) 1d) altar-fire 1e) God's anger (fig.) Aramaic equivalent: esh (*אֶשָּׁא *"fire" H0785)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology H:N-F

DescriptionH:N-F

Occurrences

316 times

Appears 316 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Jeremiah
37
Ezk
35
Deuteronomy
27
Isaiah
25
Leviticus
25

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 14:12
  • Deuteronomy 5:22
  • Genesis 15:17
  • Jeremiah 37:8
  • Leviticus 7:19

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.