בָּ/אֵ֣שׁ
𐤁/𐤀𐤔
baesh
in fire
a primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively); burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
H784
Leviticus 13:57 · Word #15
Lexicon H784
| Lemma | אֵשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤔 |
| Transliteration | ʼêsh |
| Strong's | H784 |
| In-context | in fire |
Morphology HRd/Ncbsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H784-01
in the fire
| Root | אשׁ (ʾ-š) |
| Core Meanings | fire, burning, flame, heat, fiery power |
| Semantic Range | Literal fire or flame; burning materials; lightning; fiery destruction; symbol of divine presence; instrument of judgment or purification. |
| Conceptual Significance | Fire in the Hebrew Bible frequently signifies the manifest presence of יהוה (as at Sinai and in the bush), divine holiness, judgment against sin, and the refining or purifying of a people. It embodies both destructive and sanctifying power within covenantal contexts. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ with assimilated definite article + noun common feminine singular absolute (אֵשׁ). The noun is feminine and singular; the prefixed form indicates "in the" rather than an indefinite "in fire." |
| Rendering Rationale | The form בָּאֵשׁ consists of the preposition בְּ ("in") with the definite article assimilated ("the") prefixed to the feminine singular noun אֵשׁ ("fire"). "In the fire" preserves the definite, singular sense of the noun and reflects the locative force of the preposition. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אשׁ (fire, burning, flame, heat, fiery power)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H784-02 |
beesh | in fire |
H784-03 |
esh | fire |
H784-04 |
eshekhem | your burning-fire |
H784-05 |
haesh | the fire |
H801-01 |
isheh | fire-offering |
H801-02 |
ishey | fire-offerings of |
H784-07 |
kaesh | like fire |
H784-08 |
keesh | like fire |
H784-09 |
khaesh | like the fire |
H784-10 |
laesh | to the fire |
H784-11 |
leesh | to a fire |
H801-03 |
meishey | from the fire-offerings of |
H784-14 |
uvaesh | and in the fire |
H784-15 |
uveesh | and in fire |
H784-16 |
vaesh | in the fire |
H784-17 |
veesh | and fire |
H784-18 |
vehaesh | and the fire |
H784-19 |
veisham | and their burning-fire |
Word Usage (378 occurrences of H784)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 15:17 | אֵ֔שׁ | esh | of fire |
| Genesis 19:24 | וָ/אֵ֑שׁ | vaesh | and fire |
| Genesis 22:6 | הָ/אֵ֖שׁ | haesh | the fire |