ʼâch — H254

Definition

feminine noun

a fire-pot or chafing dish

1. fire-pot, brazier

Usually translated as

hearth

Origin

of uncertain derivation

Occurrences

ʼâch occurs 3 times in 2 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Jeremiah (2)

• Jeremiah 36:22 — Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth (הָאָ֖ח) burning before him.
• Jeremiah 36:23 — And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth (הָאָ֑ח), until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.
• Jeremiah 36:23 — And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth (הָאָֽח).