A live coal ; by analogy lightning ; figuratively, an arrow , (as flashing through the air); specifically, fever · a bow , for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength ) or the iris
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רֶשֶׁף · קֶשֶׁת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a live coal ; by analogy lightning ; figuratively, an arrow , (as flashing through the air); specifically, fever + a bow , for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength ) or the iris".
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רֶשֶׁף · קֶשֶׁת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a live coal ; by analogy lightning ; figuratively, an arrow , (as flashing through the air); specifically, fever + a bow , for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength ) or the iris".
H7565, H7198 is connected to 83 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Hebrew phrase. a live coal ; by analogy lightning ; figuratively, an arrow , (as flashing through the air); specifically, fever + a bow , for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength ) or the iris
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
רִשְׁפֵי־קֶשֶׁת is built from this root: