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H784
Hebrew
Original Word
אֵשׁTransliteration
ʼêsh
Pronunciation
aysh
Definition
a primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively); burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
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Vine's Expository Dictionary
Destroy (To)
"to destroy, annihilate, exterminate." This biblical word occurs also in modern Hebrew, with the root having the connotation of "religious persecution…
Fire
"fire." Cognates of this word occur in Ugaritic, Akkadian, Aramaic, and Ethiopic. The 378 occurrences of this word in biblical Hebrew are scattered th…