Jeremiah 21:14:7Jer.21.14.W7TAB

אֵשׁ֙

esh

a fire

Transliteration
ESH
Extended
EESH
IPA
/ˈʔeːʃ/

Meaning by language

English
a 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-hits-TAT-ti ESH

  3. clause

    ve-hits-TAT-ti ESH be-ya-RAH ve-akh-LA KAL-se-vi-VE-ha

  4. sentence

    u-fa-KAD-ti a-LE-khem kif-RI ma-al-le-KHEM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH ve-hits-TAT-ti ESH be-ya-RAH ve-akh-LA KAL-se-vi-VE-ha

Exegesis

The Hiphil perfect vehitzati {וְהִצַּתִּי | wə-hiṣ-ṣaṯ-tî} introduces causation, with esh {אֵשׁ | ʾêš} as the instrument of destruction.

Root and etymology

א־ש

fire

In contextJeremiah 21:14

I will punish you in keeping with the fruit of your deeds, declares the LORD ; I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it will consume everything around her.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 21:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 21:14, so the Hebrew word אֵשׁ֙ (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.21.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.14.W7.S1) and character.