ʼăzâʼ — H228
H228 · Hebrew — אזא
Pronunciation: az-zaw'
Other spellings: ʼăzâh אֲזָה
Definition
verb
to kindle; (by implication) to heat
- (P'al) make hot, heat
Usually translated as
heat, hot
Origin
(Aramaic) or ʼăzâh (Aramaic)
Greek equivalents
Occurrences
ʼăzâʼ occurs 3 times in 2 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Daniel (2)
- Daniel 3:19 — Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat (לְמֵזֵ֣א) the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
- Daniel 3:19 — Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated (לְמֵזְיֵֽהּ).
- Daniel 3:22 — Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot (אֵזֵ֣ה), the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.
Strong's Lexicon — A