ʼêsh — H784

H784 · Hebrew — אש

Pronunciation: aysh

Definition

feminine noun

fire (literally or figuratively)

  1. fire
    1. fire, flames
    2. supernatural fire (accompanying theophany)
    3. fire (for cooking, roasting, parching)
    4. altar-fire
    5. God's anger (fig.)

Usually translated as

fire, fiery, burning, flaming, hot

Origin

a primitive word

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʼêsh occurs 378 times in 348 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (4), Exodus (18), Leviticus (30), Numbers (19), Deuteronomy (28), Joshua (8), Judges (14), 1 Samuel (3), 2 Samuel (5), 1 Kings (7), 2 Kings (14), 1 Chronicles (2), 2 Chronicles (6), Nehemiah (6), Job (8), Psalms (27), Proverbs (5), Song of Songs (1), Isaiah (30), Jeremiah (37), Lamentations (4), Ezekiel (38), Daniel (1), Hosea (2), Joel (5), Amos (9), Obadiah (1), Micah (2), Nahum (4), Habakkuk (1), Zephaniah (2), Zechariah (6), Malachi (1)

Strong's Lexicon — E