Proverbs 6:27:3Prov.6.27.W3TAB
אֵ֬שׁ
esh
“fire”
- Transliteration
- ESH
- Extended
- EESH
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
ESH be-khe-KO
- clause
ha-yakh-TEH ISH ESH be-khe-KO
- sentence
ha-yakh-TEH ISH ESH be-khe-KO u-ve-ga-DAV LO tis-sa-RAF-na
Exegesis
The noun ʾîš {אִישׁ | ʾîš} ‘man’ serves as the general subject, while ʾēš {אֵשׁ | ʾēš} ‘fire’ appears within the locative phrase bə-ḥêykô {בְּחֵיקוֹ | bə-ḥêykô} ‘in his bosom,’ highlighting perilous proximity.
Root and etymology
ʾ-shaleph–shin
“fire”
In context — Proverbs 6:27
Can a man take fire in his bosom and his clothes not be burned?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 6:27, so the Hebrew word אֵ֬שׁ (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 Prov.6.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.27.W3.S1) and character.