(perhaps lightning intended), cf. further of lightning Ex 9:23 , 24 (JE) ψ 18:13 , 14 ;
148:8
etc.
3.
fire for cooking, roasting, parching, etc.
צְלִי אֵשׁ
roasted at a fire
Ex 12:8
,
9
(
P
)
cf.
Lv 2:14 2 Ch 35:13 Is 44:1
6,
19
; of tinder for lighting fire
Gn 22:6
,
7
(
E
); of fire for melting (gold for the idolatrous calf)
Ex 32:24
; for refining
Je 6:29
, where read with
Qr
מֵאֵשׁ תַּם עֹפָֽרֶת
;
cf.
Mal 3:2
(
sim.
of purifying work of messenger of cov’t).
4.
especially of altar-fire
Lv 1:7
(×2);
6:2
,
3
,
5
,
16
+; in offering incense
Lv 10:1
, also
אֵשׁ זָרָה
strange fire
, i.e. an incense not commanded, offered presumptuously
10:1 Nu 3:
4;
26:61
; fire from
י׳
consuming sacrifice (
cf.
2
Lv 9:24 2 Ch 7:
1,
3
; of fire in child-sacrifice (usually (
לְ
)
הֶעֱבִיר בֵּן בָּאֵשׁ
)
2 K 16:3
;
21:6
cf.
17:1
7;
23:10 2 Ch 33:
6; also
שׂרף בָּא׳
2 K 17:3
1,
בער בָּא׳
2 Ch 28:3
.
5.
fig.
of Yahweh’s anger
ψ 89:47
(
sim.
)
cf.
Na 1:6 La 2:4
אֵשׁ־לֶבְרָתִי
Ez 21:3
6;
22:31
;
38:19
,
אֵשׁ־קִנְאָתִי
Ez 36:
5;
v.
also
Is 66:15
ψ 79:5
etc.; of word of
י׳
Je 23:2
9;
fig.
of outbursting emotion
ψ 39:4
; of flagrant wickedness
Is 9:17
, etc.
6.
in various combinations,
לַפִּיד אֵשׁ
Gn 15:17
(
J
)
a torch of fire
(
cf.
D
i);
לַבַּת־אֵשׁ
Ex 3:2
flame of fire
,
לַהַב אֵשׁ
Jo 2:
5,
לַפִּידֵי אֵשׁ (in sim. ) Dn 10:6 cf. Zc 12: 6, אֵשׁ לַהֲבֹות ψ 29:7 לַהֲבֵי אֵשׁ Is 66:15 cf. א׳ לֶהָבֹות ψ 105:32 , נֹגַהּ א׳ לֶהָבָה Is 4:5 cf. Ho 7: 6;
שְׂבִיב אִשֹּׁו spark of his fire Jb 18:5 cf. כִּידֹודֵי אֵשׁ 41:1 1; תַּנּוּר אֵשׁ ψ 21:10 oven of fire , כִּיֹּור אֵשׁ Zc 12: 6; אֹור אֵשׁ light of fire ψ 78:14 ;
אֵשׁ לֹהֵט flaming fire ψ 104:4 ; לְשֹׁון אֵשׁ Is 5:24 tongue of fire , גַּחֲלֵי אֵשׁ Ez 1:13 coals of fire , so 10:2 , cf. רִשְׁפֵּי אֵשׁ Ct 8: 6; on אַבְנֵי אֵשׁ Ez 28:14 , 16 v. אֶבֶן ; אֵשׁ דַּת Dt 33: 2, lit. fire of a law , or fire was a law , but דָּת law is Pers. & late; read perhaps אֵשׁ ]לַףִּ[דֹת cf. Ex 20:18 or אֵשׁ
]יֹקֶ[דֶת
cf.
Is 65:
5.
•
[
אֶשָּׁה
] n.f.
id.
Je 6:29
Kt
(ם)אשׁתם
i.e. from their fire
, but
Qr
מֵאֵשׁ תַּם
,
v.
sub
אֵשׁ
.
אִשֶּׁה
S
801
TWOT
172a
GK
852
n.m.
Jos 1
3,
14
an offering made by fire
(
> Wetzst
in
De
Psalmen., ed. 4, 889
der. from
√
II
.
אנשׁ
,
means to friendly relations
betw. God & man;
cf.
Lag
BN 190)
Ex 29:18
+
32 times;
cstr.
אִשֵּׁה
Lv 1:9
+
14 times
pl. cstr.
אִשֵּׁי
Lv 4:3
5;
24:9
+
15 times;
sf.
אִשַּׁי
Nu 28:
2,
אִשָּׁי
Lv 6:10
; used chiefly of offerings of animals, but also of the
מִנְחָה
Lv 2:1
1, and of the sacred bread and frankincense
Lv 24:7
which was placed on the table as a memorial, and finally went to the priests. The word is used in
Dt 18:1 Jos 13:14
> indicates that the preceding is to be preferred to the following.