רשף

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־שׁ־ף (r-sh-p)
1 term

From the root ש־ר־ף ("to absorb, consume"), hence "to burn (transitive)". As a theonym recorded as Eblaite Ra-ša-ap and Ugaritic ršp.

Noun

רֶשֶׁף • (réshef) m (Biblical Hebrew)

  1. live coal, flame, spark
  2. lightning, thunderbolt
  3. arrow
  4. burning heat, fever, plague

References

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