אֵשׁ גְּדוֹלָה
Fire (literally or figuratively) · great (in any sense); hence, older ; also insolent
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אֵשׁ H784 fire (literally or figuratively)
גָּדוֹל H1419 great (in any sense); hence, older ; also insolent
What does אֵשׁ גְּדוֹלָה (ʾesh gedolah) mean in the Bible?
אֵשׁ · גָּדוֹל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "fire (literally or figuratively)".
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Meaning
Word Origins
אֵשׁ גְּדוֹלָה is a primitive word — no further derivation.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.