What does תָּוֶךְ · אֵשׁ mean in the Bible?
e. (by implication) the centre".
Hebrew · H8432, H784
מִתּוֹךְ הָאֵשׁ
A bisection , i.e. (by implication) the centre · fire (literally or figuratively)
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תָּוֶךְ H8432 a bisection , i.e. (by implication) the centre
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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What does מִתּוֹךְ הָאֵשׁ (mittok ha'esh) mean in the Bible?
תָּוֶךְ · אֵשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a bisection , i.e. (by implication) the centre".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8432, H784?
H8432, H784 is connected to 798 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a bisection , i.e. (by implication) the centre
Strong's H8432, H784
Lexical occurrences 798 verses Source Gloss
a bisection , i.e. (by implication) the centre
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain