אש
See also: אַש
Hebrew
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]
- (uncountable) fire
- 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
- 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
- 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