Exodus 13:21:11Exod.13.21.W11TAB
אֵ֖שׁ
esh
“fire”
- Transliteration
- ESH
- Extended
- EHSH
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- fire
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 |
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Word in context
- word
ESH
- phraseyour reading level
be-am-MUD ESH
- clause
va-ye-ho-VAH ho-LEKH lif-NEH-hem yo-MAM be-am-MUD a-NAN lan-kho-TAM ha-DE-rekh ve-LAI-la be-am-MUD ESH le-ha-IR la-HEM
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH ho-LEKH lif-NEH-hem yo-MAM be-am-MUD a-NAN lan-kho-TAM ha-DE-rekh ve-LAI-la be-am-MUD ESH le-ha-IR la-HEM la-le-KHET yo-MAM va-LAI-la
Exegesis
In the construct sequences be-am-mud a-nan {בְּעַמּוּד עָנָן | bə-ʿam-mû-ḏ ʿā-nān} and be-am-mud esh {בְּעַמּ֥וּד אֵ֖שׁ | bə-ʿam-mû-ḏ ēš}, the noun “pillar” precedes “cloud” or “fire,” marking the instruments of divine presence.
Root and etymology
א־שׁ
“fire, flame”
In context — Exodus 13:21
And the LORD went ahead of them—by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them on the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to shine for them—so they could travel both by day and by night.
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:21:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 13:21, so the Hebrew word אֵ֖שׁ (esh) 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 Exod.13.21.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.21.W11.S1) and character.