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
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ESH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-a-NE-HU va-ESH
- 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
- 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 context — 1 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.