1 Kings 18:38:21 Kgs.18.38.W2TAB
אֵשׁ־יְהוָ֗ה
eshyehovah
“fire of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ESH-Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- EESH-Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːʃ.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- fire of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ESH-Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-tip-POL ESH-Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-tip-POL ESH-Ye-ho-VAH va-TO-khal et-ha-o-LA ve-et-ha-e-TSIM ve-et-ha-a-va-NIM ve-et-he-a-FAR
- sentence
va-tip-POL ESH-Ye-ho-VAH va-TO-khal et-ha-o-LA ve-et-ha-e-TSIM ve-et-ha-a-va-NIM ve-et-he-a-FAR ve-et-ha-MA-yim a-SHER-ba-te-a-LA li-KHE-kha
Exegesis
The construct chain esh-YHWH {אֵשׁ־יְהוָה | ʾēš-Yə-hō-wā(h)} “fire of the LORD” underscores divine agency.
Root and etymology
א־שׁ
“fire”
In context — 1 Kings 18:38
Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:38:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 18:38, so the Hebrew word אֵשׁ־יְהוָ֗ה (eshyehovah) 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 Kgs.18.38.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.38.W2.S1) and character.