אש

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Hebrew

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Root
א־שׁ־שׁ (ʾ-sh-sh)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. (uncountable) fire
    • 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.

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