What does אֵשׁ · דָּת mean in the Bible?
אֵשׁ · דָּת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "fire (literally or figuratively)".
Hebrew · H784, H1881
אֵשׁ דָּת
Fire (literally or figuratively) · a royal edict or statute
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אֵשׁ H784 fire (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation ʾēš
Fire as divine judgment and purification; literal burning extends to metaphorical consuming of wrath and covenant violation
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דָּת H1881 a royal edict or statute
Pronunciation dāt
Royal decree with binding force; often Persian legal term in late OT texts denoting authoritative written command
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What does אֵשׁ דָּת (esh dath) mean in the Bible?
אֵשׁ · דָּת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "fire (literally or figuratively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H784, H1881?
H784, H1881 is connected to 400 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. fire (literally or figuratively)
Strong's H784, H1881
Lexical occurrences 400 verses Source Gloss
fire (literally or figuratively)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֵשׁ דָּת is a primitive word - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain