Jeremiah 19:5:6Jer.19.5.W6TAB
בָּאֵ֖שׁ
baesh
“in the fire”
- Transliteration
- ba-ESH
- Extended
- baa-EESH
- IPA
- /baːˈʔeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the fire
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
ba-ESH
- clause
u-va-NU et-ba-MOT ha-ba-AL lis-ROF et-be-ne-HEM ba-ESH o-LOT la-ba-AL
- sentence
u-va-NU et-ba-MOT ha-ba-AL lis-ROF et-be-ne-HEM ba-ESH o-LOT la-ba-AL a-SHER lo-tsi-vi-TI ve-LO di-bar-TI ve-LO a-le-TA al-li-BI
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lisrof {לִשְׂרֹף | liś-rōp̄} introduces a purpose clause with et beneihem {אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶם | ʾeṯ bə-nê-hem} ‘their sons’ as its object and the instrument ba-esh {בָּאֵשׁ | bā-ʾêš} marking the means.
In context — Jeremiah 19:5
And they built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, which I did not command , nor did I speak, nor did it enter my heart.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 19:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 19:5, so the Hebrew word בָּאֵ֖שׁ (baesh) 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.19.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.5.W6.S1) and character.