Ezekiel 22:31:4Ezek.22.31.W4TAB
בְּאֵ֥שׁ
beesh
“with fire”
- Transliteration
- be-ESH
- Extended
- beh-EESH
- IPA
- /bəˈʔeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- with fire
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
be-ESH
- phraseyour reading level
be-ESH e-veh-RA-ti
- clause
va-ESH-pokh a-le-HEM za-e-MI be-ESH e-veh-RA-ti ki-li-TIM
- sentence
va-ESH-pokh a-le-HEM za-e-MI be-ESH e-veh-RA-ti ki-li-TIM dar-KAM be-ro-SHAM na-TAT-ti ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
Exegesis
The construct zaʿ-mî {זַעְמִ֔י | zaʿ-mî} “my indignation” paired with the phrase bə-ʾēš ʿev-rā-tî {בְּאֵ֥שׁ עֶבְרָתִ֖י | bə-ʾēš ʿev-rā-tî} “with the fire of my wrath” intensifies the punitive imagery.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-sh
“fire”
In context — Ezekiel 22:31
So I have poured out my indignation upon them; with the fire of my wrath I have consumed them; I have repaid their way upon their heads, declares the Lord GOD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 22:31:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 22:31, so the Hebrew word בְּאֵ֥שׁ (beesh) 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 Ezek.22.31.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.22.31.W4.S1) and character.