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אִשָּׁה

𐤀𐤔𐤄

ʼishshâh

H801 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

A sacrificial offering made by fire, frequently referring to portions of animal or grain offerings designated to be burned on the altar as an act of worship or appeasement. In priestly texts, designates the act or material of burning (especially of portions reserved for YHWH), not restricted to whole burnt offerings but encompassing multiple types of sacrificial offerings consuming part or all of the offering by flame.

Semantic Range

portion of a sacrifice burnt on the altar, fire-offering, offering by fire (including animal and grain offerings), burnt sacrifice, act of burning sacrificial portions

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root אשׁ (aleph-shin), meaning 'fire'. The terminal feminine ending -ה (-ah) yields a term literally denoting 'that which is (for) fire' or 'fire-offering'. This is linguistically and conceptually distinct from אִשָּׁה (woman, wife, H802), despite the identical spelling in Hebrew.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In biblical texts, אִשָּׁה refers specifically to sacrificial elements consumed by fire, especially in priestly and cultic contexts (e.g. Lev 1:9, 2:2, 3:5). The term can denote both an entire burnt offering (עֹלָה) and portions of other offerings (such as the fat of a שְׁלָמִים or a מִנְחָה) when burned on the altar. Its use is technical and almost exclusive to the priestly regulations of Leviticus, Numbers, and related passages. It does not refer generally to 'sacrifice' but marks the fire-consumed part dedicated directly to YHWH. English translations often render אִשָּׁה as 'offering made by fire,' but this can obscure its technical scope limited to the portions actually burned. In contrast to זֶבַח (sacrifice, generally), חַטָּאת (sin-offering), or עֹלָה (whole burnt offering), אִשָּׁה denotes both a mode (by fire) and the act/material offered. In later Jewish tradition, the term continues in liturgical language but with broadened application. Care must be taken not to confuse it with the common term for woman/wife (H802), although the difference is clear by context.

Translation Consistency

primary "offering" 50 occurrences

The primary sense in the SILEX entry is the sacrificial portion or act of burning; the common, natural English word that covers this range is “offering.” It is the most frequent rendering in the corpus, is broad enough to include burnt offerings and portions burned on the altar, and allows translators to add modifiers (e.g., “burnt offering,” “grain offering”) where needed while keeping a single consistent base term.

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Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

the same as אֶשָּׁה, but used in a liturgical sense; properly, a burnt-offering; but occasionally of any sacrifice; (offering, sacrifice), (made) by fire.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

אשׁ (ʼêsh) — to burn, fire, heat

Root אשׁ to burn, consume by fire, ignite
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H784 אֵשׁ in the fire
H787 אֹשׁ the foundations

Word Forms

7 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H801-02 אִשֶּׁ֥ה isheh HNcmsa offering fire-offering offering by fire 45
H801-03 אִשֵּׁ֖י ishey HNcmpc offerings fire-offerings of offerings by fire of 9
H801-06 מֵ/אִשֵּׁ֥י meishey HR/Ncmpc from the offerings from fire-offerings of from offerings by fire of 7
H801-01 הָֽ/אִשֶּׁ֔ה haisheh HTd/Ncmsa is the fire offering the fire-offering the offering by fire 1
H801-04 לְ/אִשַּׁ֗/י leishay HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cs for My fire offering for my fire-offerings for my offering by fire 1
H801-05 מֵ/אִשָּׁ֑/י meishay HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cs from my offerings by fire from my fire-offerings from my offerings by fire 1
H801-07 וְ/אִשֶּׁ֗ה veisheh HC/Ncmsa and offering by fire fire-offering and offering by fire 1

Occurrences in Scripture

65 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H801-02 Exodus 29:18 אִשֶּׁ֥ה isheh HNcmsa offering fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Exodus 29:25 אִשֶּׁ֥ה isheh HNcmsa fire offering fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Exodus 29:41 אִשֶּׁ֖ה isheh HNcmsa offering fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Exodus 30:20 אִשֶּׁ֖ה isheh HNcmsa offering fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Leviticus 1:9 אִשֵּׁ֥ה isheh HNcmsc offering made by fire fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Leviticus 1:13 אִשֵּׁ֛ה isheh HNcmsc offering-by-fire fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Leviticus 1:17 אִשֵּׁ֛ה isheh HNcmsc offering fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Leviticus 2:2 אִשֵּׁ֛ה isheh HNcmsc an offering by fire fire-offering offering by fire
H801-06 Leviticus 2:3 מֵ/אִשֵּׁ֥י meishey HR/Ncmpc from the offerings from fire-offerings of from offerings by fire of
H801-02 Leviticus 2:9 אִשֵּׁ֛ה isheh HNcmsc offering fire-offering offering by fire
H801-06 Leviticus 2:10 מֵ/אִשֵּׁ֥י meishey HR/Ncmpc of the offerings from fire-offerings of from offerings by fire of
H801-02 Leviticus 2:11 אִשֶּׁ֖ה isheh HNcmsa offering by fire fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Leviticus 2:16 אִשֶּׁ֖ה isheh HNcmsa offering by fire fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Leviticus 3:3 אִשֶּׁ֖ה isheh HNcmsa an offering made by fire fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Leviticus 3:5 אִשֵּׁ֛ה isheh HNcmsc offering fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Leviticus 3:9 אִשֶּׁ֣ה isheh HNcmsa an offering made by fire fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Leviticus 3:11 אִשֶּׁ֖ה isheh HNcmsa offering fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Leviticus 3:14 אִשֶּׁ֖ה isheh HNcmsa offering by fire fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Leviticus 3:16 אִשֶּׁה֙ isheh HNcmsa an offering fire-offering offering by fire
H801-03 Leviticus 4:35 אִשֵּׁ֣י ishey HNcmpc offerings fire-offerings of offerings by fire of
H801-03 Leviticus 5:12 אִשֵּׁ֣י ishey HNcmpc offerings fire-offerings of offerings by fire of
H801-05 Leviticus 6:10 מֵ/אִשָּׁ֑/י meishay HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cs from my offerings by fire from my fire-offerings from my offerings by fire
H801-06 Leviticus 6:11 מֵ/אִשֵּׁ֖י meishey HR/Ncmpc from the offerings from fire-offerings of from offerings by fire of
H801-02 Leviticus 7:5 אִשֶּׁ֖ה isheh HNcmsa offering fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Leviticus 7:25 אִשֶּׁ֖ה isheh HNcmsa offering made by fire fire-offering offering by fire
H801-03 Leviticus 7:30 אִשֵּׁ֣י ishey HNcmpc offerings fire-offerings of offerings by fire of
H801-06 Leviticus 7:35 מֵ/אִשֵּׁ֖י meishey HR/Ncmpc from the offerings by fire from fire-offerings of from the offerings by fire of
H801-02 Leviticus 8:21 אִשֶּׁ֥ה isheh HNcmsa offering by fire fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Leviticus 8:28 אִשֶּׁ֥ה isheh HNcmsa offering fire-offering offering by fire
H801-06 Leviticus 10:12 מֵ/אִשֵּׁ֣י meishey HR/Ncmpc from the offerings from fire-offerings of from the offerings by fire of
H801-06 Leviticus 10:13 מֵ/אִשֵּׁ֖י meishey HR/Ncmpc from the offerings by fire from fire-offerings of from the offerings by fire of
H801-03 Leviticus 10:15 אִשֵּׁ֤י ishey HNcmpc offerings fire-offerings of offerings by fire of
H801-03 Leviticus 21:6 אִשֵּׁ֨י ishey HNcmpc offerings fire-offerings of offerings by fire of
H801-03 Leviticus 21:21 אִשֵּׁ֣י ishey HNcmpc fire offerings fire-offerings of offerings by fire of
H801-07 Leviticus 22:22 וְ/אִשֶּׁ֗ה veisheh HC/Ncmsa and offering by fire fire-offering and offering by fire
H801-02 Leviticus 22:27 אִשֶּׁ֖ה isheh HNcmsa of fire fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Leviticus 23:8 אִשֶּׁ֛ה isheh HNcmsa an offering by fire fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Leviticus 23:13 אִשֶּׁ֥ה isheh HNcmsa offering made by fire fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Leviticus 23:18 אִשֵּׁ֥ה isheh HNcmsc offering fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Leviticus 23:25 אִשֶּׁ֖ה isheh HNcmsa offering fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Leviticus 23:27 אִשֶּׁ֖ה isheh HNcmsa an offering by fire fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Leviticus 23:36 אִשֶּׁ֖ה isheh HNcmsa fire-offering fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Leviticus 23:36 אִשֶּׁ֤ה isheh-2 HNcmsa fire-offering fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Leviticus 23:37 אִשֶּׁ֜ה isheh HNcmsa fire offering fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Leviticus 24:7 אִשֶּׁ֖ה isheh HNcmsa an offering fire-offering offering by fire
H801-06 Leviticus 24:9 מֵ/אִשֵּׁ֥י meishey HR/Ncmpc from the offerings from fire-offerings of from offerings by fire of
H801-02 Numbers 15:3 אִשֶּׁ֤ה isheh HNcmsa an offering by fire fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Numbers 15:10 אִשֵּׁ֥ה isheh HNcmsc offering fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Numbers 15:13 אִשֵּׁ֥ה isheh HNcmsc offering fire-offering offering by fire
H801-02 Numbers 15:14 אִשֵּׁ֥ה isheh HNcmsc an offering fire-offering offering by fire
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