אש
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See also: אַש
Hebrew
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Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Semitic *ʔiš- (“fire”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒉈 (išātum, “fire”) and Ge'ez እሳት (ʾəsat, “fire”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (reconstructed Biblical) IPA(key): /ˈʔiʃʃ/
- (Tiberian) IPA(key): /ˈʔeːʃ/, [ˈʔeː(.e)ʃ]
- (Palestinian) IPA(key): /ˈʔeʃ/, [ˈʔeʃ]
- (Yemenite) IPA(key): /ˈʔeːʃ/, [ˈʔeːʃ]
- (Persian) IPA(key): /ˈʔeʃ/, [ˈʔeʃ]
- (Western Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈe͡jʃ/
- (Modern Israeli) IPA(key): /ˈ(ʔ)eʃ/, [ˈ(ʔ)e̞ʃ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]אֵשׁ • (esh) f (plural indefinite אִשִּׁים, singular construct אֵשׁ־, plural construct אִשֵּׁי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]
- (uncountable) fire
- Tanach, Exodus 3:2:
- וַיֵּרָא מַלְאַךְ ה׳ אֵלָיו בְּלַבַּת אֵשׁ מִתּוֹךְ הַסְּנֶה וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה הַסְּנֶה בֹּעֵר בָּאֵשׁ וְהַסְּנֶה אֵינֶנּוּ אֻכָּל׃
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- אבינו מלכנו
- אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן בָּאֵי בָּאֵשׁ וּבַמַּיִם עַל קִדּוּשׁ שְׁמֶךָ.
Usage notes
[edit]- The plural אִשִּׁים (ishím) is not used in Modern Hebrew.
Derived terms
[edit]- אוד מוצל מאש / אוּד מֻצָּל מֵאֵשׁ
- אֵין עָשָׁן בְּלִי אֵשׁ (ein ashán b'lí esh)
- הַפְסָקַת אֵשׁ (hafsakát ésh)
- יצא אש (iatsá ésh)
See also
[edit]- דליקה / דְּלֵקָה f (d'leiká, “conflagration”)
- מְדוּרָה f (m'durá, “controlled fire in the open air, bonfire”)
- שריפה / שְׂרֵפָה f (s'refá, “uncontrolled fire, conflagration”)
References
[edit]- H784 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- “אש” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
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אש on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
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