What does אֵשׁ · שָׂרַף mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H784, H8313
בָּאֵשׁ תִּשָּׂרֵף
Fire (literally or figuratively) · to be (causatively, set ) on fire
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אֵשׁ H784 fire (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation ʾēš
Fire as divine judgment and purification; literal burning extends to metaphorical consuming of wrath and covenant violation
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שָׂרַף H8313 to be (causatively, set ) on fire
Pronunciation šārap
Destructive fire consuming completely; used of God's judgment incinerating offerings or enemies utterly
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What does בָּאֵשׁ תִּשָּׂרֵף (bāʾēš tiśśārēp̄) mean in the Bible?
אֵשׁ · שָׂרַף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "burned by fire.".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H784, H8313?
H784, H8313 is connected to 495 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. burned by fire.
Strong's H784, H8313
Lexical occurrences 495 verses Source Gloss
burned by fire.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בָּאֵשׁ תִּשָּׂרֵף is a primitive word - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain