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
| 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
ESH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hits-TAT-ti ESH
- clause
ve-hits-TAT-ti ESH be-ya-RAH ve-akh-LA KAL-se-vi-VE-ha
- 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 context — Jeremiah 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.