וְאֵ֥שׁ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְאֵ֥שׁ

   ve-ESH

   and fire
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְאֵ֥שׁ מִפִּ֖יו

   ve-ESH mi-PI-v

   and fire from his mouth
3. clause🔊 עָלָ֤ה עָשָׁן֙ בְּאַפּ֔וֹ וְאֵ֥שׁ מִפִּ֖יו תֹּאכֵ֑ל

   A-LA a-SHAN be-AP-po ve-ESH mi-PI-v to-KHEL

   went up smoke in his nostril or in his nose and fire from his mouth devours or consumes
4. sentence🔊 עָלָ֤ה עָשָׁן֙ בְּאַפּ֔וֹ וְאֵ֥שׁ מִפִּ֖יו תֹּאכֵ֑ל גֶּחָלִ֖ים בָּעֲר֥וּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

   A-LA a-SHAN be-AP-po ve-ESH mi-PI-v to-KHEL ge-kha-LIM ba-A-RU mi-ME-nu

   went up smoke in his nostril or in his nose and fire from his mouth devours or consumes coals burned or blazed from him

Exegesis

The second clause places esh {אֵשׁ | ʾēš} ‘fire’ before the imperfect toakhel {תֹּאכֵל | tō-ʾāh-ēl} ‘devours,’ with mi-piv {מִפִּיו | mi-pîw} ‘from His mouth’ indicating the source.

Root and etymology

’-š🔊 aleph–shin

“fire”