Jeremiah 15:14:6Jer.15.14.W6TAB
כִּֽי־אֵ֛שׁ
kiesh
“for fire”
- Transliteration
- ki-ESH
- Extended
- KEE-EESH
- IPA
- /kiːˈʔeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- for fire
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
ki-ESH
- clause
ki-ESH kod-KHA ve-a-PI a-lei-KHEM tu-KAD
- sentence
ve-ha-a-var-TI et-O-ye-VE-kha be-E-rets LO ya-DA-ta ki-ESH kod-KHA ve-a-PI a-lei-KHEM tu-KAD
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי־ | kî} signals the causal clause, where esh {אֵשׁ | ʾēš} ‘fire’ with Qal perfect kadcha {קָדְחָה | qā-ḏ-ḥāh} ‘has been kindled’ functions as a metaphor for divine wrath.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–shin
“fire”
In context — Jeremiah 15:14
And I will make you serve your enemies in a land you have not known, for a fire has been kindled in My anger , and it shall burn upon you.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 15:14, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־אֵ֛שׁ (kiesh) 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 Jer.15.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.14.W6.S1) and character.