Psalm 21:9:10Ps.21.9.W10TABWLC Psalms 21:10
אֵֽשׁ׃
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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Word in context
- word
ESH
- clause
ye-val-LE-em ve-to-kh-LEM ESH
- sentence
te-shi-TE-mo ke-tan-NUR ESH le-ET pa-NE-kha Ye-ho-VAH be-a-PO ye-val-LE-em ve-to-kh-LEM ESH
Exegesis
The simile kə-tannur ʾēš {כְּתַנּ֣וּר אֵ֭שׁ | kə-tan-nûr ʾē-š} ‘as furnace of fire’ intensifies imagery of judgment.
The verbs yəballəʿem {יְבַלְּעֵ֥ם | yə-bal-lə-ʿēm} and wə-tōḵlēm ʾēš {וְתֹאכְלֵ֥ם אֵֽשׁ | wə-tō-ḵə-lēm ʾē-š} employ Piel and Qal imperfect forms to depict comprehensive destruction by swallowing and consuming with fire, while the English word order mirrors the Hebrew to highlight progression from divine decree to enactment of punishment.
Root and etymology
ʾ–šʾ–š
“fire”
In context — Psalm 21:9
You will set them like a fiery furnace when You appear; the LORD in His anger will swallow them up, and fire will consume them.
About this coordinate
Psalm 21:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Psalm 21:9, so the Hebrew word אֵֽשׁ׃ (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 Ps.21.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.21.9.W10.S1) and character.