Jeremiah 17:27:16Jer.17.27.W16TAB

אֵ֣שׁ

esh

fire

Transliteration
ESH
Extended
EESH
IPA
/ˈʔeːʃ/

Meaning by language

English
fire

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot

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Word in context

  1. word

    ESH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-hit-TSAT-ti ESH bi-she-a-RE-ha

  3. clause

    ve-hit-TSAT-ti ESH bi-she-a-RE-ha ve-AKH-la ar-me-NOT ye-ru-sha-LIM ve-LO tikh-BE

  4. sentence

    ve-im-LO tish-me-U e-LAI le-kad-DESH et-YOM ha-sha-BAT u-le-vil-TI se-ET ma-SA u-VO be-sha-a-RE ye-ru-sha-LIM be-YOM ha-sha-BAT ve-hit-TSAT-ti ESH bi-she-a-RE-ha ve-AKH-la ar-me-NOT ye-ru-sha-LIM ve-LO tikh-BE

Root and etymology

א־שׁ

fire

In contextJeremiah 17:27

But if you do not listen to Me to sanctify the Sabbath day and do not carry a burden or enter through the gates of Jerusalem on that day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it will not be quenched.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 17:27:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Jeremiah 17:27, so the Hebrew word אֵ֣שׁ (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 Jer.17.27.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.27.W16.S1) and character.