Jeremiah 20:9:8Jer.20.9.W8TAB
כְּאֵ֣שׁ
keesh
“like fire”
- Transliteration
- ke-ESH
- Extended
- keh-EESH
- IPA
- /kəˈʔeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- like fire
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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
ke-ESH
- phraseyour reading level
ke-ESH BO-e-RET
- clause
ve-a-MAR-ti LO-ez-ke-RE-nu ve-LO-a-da-BER OD bish-MO ve-ha-YA be-li-BI ke-ESH BO-e-RET a-TSUR be-ats-mo-TAI
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ti LO-ez-ke-RE-nu ve-LO-a-da-BER OD bish-MO ve-ha-YA be-li-BI ke-ESH BO-e-RET a-TSUR be-ats-mo-TAI ve-nil-E-ti kal-KEL ve-LO u-KHAL
Exegesis
The simile kə-’ēš bō’e-ret {כְּאֵשׁ בֹּעֶרֶת | kə-’ēš bō-’e-ret} ‘like a burning fire’ and participle ‘āṣûr {עָצֻר | ‘ā-ṣûr} ‘confined’ intensify suppressed zeal.
Root and etymology
“fire”
In context — Jeremiah 20:9
And I said, “I will not mention Him , nor speak any more in His name. But His word was in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones , and I was weary with holding it in, and I could not endure.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 20:9, so the Hebrew word כְּאֵ֣שׁ (keesh) 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.20.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.9.W8.S1) and character.