1 Chronicles 21:26:121 Chr.21.26.W12TAB

בָאֵשׁ֙

vaesh

with fire

Transliteration
va-ESH
Extended
vaa-EESH
IPA
/vaːˈʔeːʃ/

Meaning by language

English
with fire

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בָ + אֵשׁ֙
va + esh
vaesh

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-ESH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ya-a-NE-HU va-ESH

  3. clause

    va-yik-RA el-ye-ho-VAH va-ya-a-NE-HU va-ESH min-ha-sha-MA-yim AL miz-BA-akh ha-o-LA

  4. sentence

    va-yi-VEN SHAM da-VID miz-BE-akh la-ye-ho-VAH va-ya-AL o-LOT u-she-la-MIM va-yik-RA el-ye-ho-VAH va-ya-a-NE-HU va-ESH min-ha-sha-MA-yim AL miz-BA-akh ha-o-LA

Exegesis

The construct chain mizbach haʿolah {מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָה | miẓbāḥ hā-ʿōlāh} ‘altar of burnt offering’ underscores the altar’s cultic purpose, while the phrase baʾēš min-ha-šāmayim {בָאֵשׁ מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם | bāʾēš min-ha-šāmayim} ‘with fire from the heavens’ signals divine acceptance.

Root and etymology

ʾ-šAleph–Shin

fire

In context1 Chronicles 21:26

And there David built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called to the LORD, and He answered him with fire from the heavens upon the altar of burnt offering .

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 21:26:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Chronicles 21:26, so the Hebrew word בָאֵשׁ֙ (vaesh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.21.26.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.26.W12.S1) and character.