Judges 15:14:17Judg.15.14.W17TAB
בָאֵ֔שׁ
vaesh
“in the fire”
- Transliteration
- va-ESH
- Extended
- vaa-EESH
- IPA
- /vaːˈʔeːʃ/
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
va-ESH
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER ba-a-RU va-ESH
- clause
va-tits-LAKH a-LAV RU-akh ye-ho-VAH va-tih-ye-NA ha-a-vo-TIM a-SHER al-ze-ro-o-TAV ka-pish-TIM a-SHER ba-a-RU va-ESH va-yi-MA-su e-su-RAV me-AL ya-DAV
- sentence
hu-BA ad-le-KHI u-fil-she-TIM he-ri-U lik-ra-TO va-tits-LAKH a-LAV RU-akh ye-ho-VAH va-tih-ye-NA ha-a-vo-TIM a-SHER al-ze-ro-o-TAV ka-pish-TIM a-SHER ba-a-RU va-ESH va-yi-MA-su e-su-RAV me-AL ya-DAV
Exegesis
The relative clause hā-ʿăvôṯîm ka-pištîm {הָעֲבֹתִים כַּפִּשְׁתִּים | hā-ʿăvôṯîm ka-pištîm} ‘the ropes like flax’, modified by ʾăšer bāʿărû ba-ʾēš {אֲשֶׁר בָּעֲרוּ בָאֵשׁ | ʾăšer bāʿărû ba-ʾēš} ‘that had burned in the fire’, employs simile to depict fragility, culminating in vayyimassû ʾăsūrāw mêʿal yādāw {וַיִּמַּסּוּ אֱסוּרָיו מֵעַל יָדָיו | vayyimassû ʾăsūrāw mêʿal yādāw} ‘they melted his bonds from upon his hands’, illustrating complete liberation. The structure contrasts Philistine aggression with divine deliverance through sequential verb forms and layered clauses.
Root and etymology
א־שׁ
“fire”
In context — Judges 15:14
When he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him. Then the Spirit of the LORD rushed mightily upon him, and the ropes on his arms became like flax burned by fire, and his bonds melted away from his hands.
About this coordinate
Judges 15:14:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Judges 15:14, so the Hebrew word בָאֵ֔שׁ (vaesh) 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 Judg.15.14.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.14.W17.S1) and character.