אש

See also: אַש

Hebrew

Root
א־שׁ־שׁ (ʾ-sh-sh)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔiš- (“fire”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒉈 (išātum, “fire”) and Ge'ez እሳት (ʾəsat, “fire”).

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔiʃ/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʔeːʃ/, [ˈʔeː.eʃ]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʔeʃ/, [ˈʔeːʃ]
• (Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)eʃ/
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ejʃ/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)eʃ/

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Noun

אֵשׁ • (esh) f (plural indefinite אִשִּׁים, singular construct אֵשׁ־, plural construct אִשֵּׁי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

1. (usually uncountable) Fire, a fire, a flame.
   • Tanach, Exodus 3:2:

     וַיֵּרָא מַלְאַךְ ה׳ אֵלָיו בְּלַבַּת אֵשׁ מִתּוֹךְ הַסְּנֶה וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה הַסְּנֶה בֹּעֵר בָּאֵשׁ וְהַסְּנֶה אֵינֶנּוּ אֻכָּל׃

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   • אבינו מלכנו

     אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן בָּאֵי בָּאֵשׁ וּבַמַּיִם עַל קִדּוּשׁ שְׁמֶךָ.

Usage notes

• The plural אִשִּׁים (ishím) is not used in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

• 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

• דְּלֵקָה f (d'leiká, “conflagration”)
• מְדוּרָה f (m'durá, “controlled fire in the open air, bonfire”)
• שְׂרֵפָה f (s'refá, “uncontrolled fire, conflagration”)

References

• 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

• אש on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he