What does אֵשׁ · אָכַל mean in the Bible?
אֵשׁ · אָכַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "consuming fire".
Hebrew · H784, H398
אֵשׁ אֹכֶלֶת
Fire (literally or figuratively) · to eat (literally or figuratively)
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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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אָכַל H398 to eat (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation akal
Encompasses consuming and destruction; figuratively denotes covenant violation, judgment, or moral corruption through eating imagery.
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What does אֵשׁ אֹכֶלֶת (esh okhelet) mean in the Bible?
אֵשׁ · אָכַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "consuming fire".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H784, H398?
H784, H398 is connected to 1,193 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. consuming fire
Strong's H784, H398
Lexical occurrences 1,193 verses Source Gloss
consuming fire
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֵשׁ אֹכֶלֶת 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