H784 — אֵשׁ (ʼêsh)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: H784
Original: אֵשׁ
Transliteration: ʼêsh
Pronunciation: aysh
Part of Speech: Feminine noun
Occurrences: 348 unique verses (400 tokens) in OT across 33 books
First Occurrence: Gen 15:17 — "behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp"
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

A primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively): — burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Verses	%
with fire	72	20.7%
fire	59	17.0%
the fire	53	15.2%
a fire	34	9.8%
of fire	31	8.9%
in the fire	21	6.0%
of the fire	16	4.6%
other fire phrases	62	17.8%

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Nahum	4	8.5
Joel	5	6.8
Amos	9	6.2
Leviticus	30	3.5
Ezekiel	38	3.0
Deuteronomy	28	2.9
Jeremiah	37	2.7
Isaiah	30	2.3
Psalms	27	1.1
Exodus	18	1.5
Numbers	19	1.5
Other books	121	—

Prophetic books have the highest density, while Leviticus and Deuteronomy supply major cultic and covenant-theophany usage.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Literal Combustion and Burning¶

Gen 22:6 — Abraham carries "the fire" and the knife for sacrifice.
Jos 6:24 — Jericho is burned "with fire."
1 Sam 30:3 — Ziklag is "burned with fire."

2. Altar and Sacrificial Fire¶

Lev 1:7 — Aaron's sons put fire on the altar.
Lev 6:12 — altar fire is kept burning and not put out.
Num 16:18 — censers hold fire and incense before the LORD.

3. Divine Presence / Theophany¶

Exod 3:2 — the angel of the LORD appears in a flame of fire from the bush.
Deut 4:12 — the LORD speaks "out of the midst of the fire."
2 Chr 7:1 — fire comes down from heaven and consumes the offering.

4. Judgment, Devouring, and Destruction¶

Gen 19:24 — fire falls on Sodom and Gomorrah.
Amos 1:10 — fire devours the palaces of Tyrus.
Zeph 3:8 — the earth is devoured by the fire of divine jealousy.

5. Metaphor, Radiance, and Fiery Appearance¶

Ezek 1:13 — living creatures have an appearance like burning coals of fire.
Dan 10:6 — eyes are "as lamps of fire."
Zech 2:5 — the LORD is "a wall of fire round about."

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
יְהֹוָה (YHWH)	H3068	111x	fire in divine speech, presence, judgment, or cult
אָכַל (ʼakal)	H398	90x	fire "devours/consumes"
שָׂרַף (saraph)	H8313	75x	burning with fire
נָתַן (nathan)	H5414	45x	placing or sending fire
פָּנִים (paniym)	H6440	38x	fire before/from the presence
בָּעַר (baʻar)	H1197	37x	fire burns or is kindled
יָצָא (yatsa)	H3318	31x	fire goes out/forth
עֵץ (ets)	H6086	27x	wood as fuel or material burned

Word Family / Cognates¶

H785 אֵשׁ (ʼesh) — alternate / adjacent lexical form.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
אוּר (ʼur)	H217	fire/flame	rare Hebrew flame/fire term; H784 is the common fire noun
נוּר (nur)	H5135	fire	Aramaic fire term, used in Daniel's Aramaic sections
פּῦρ (pyr)	G4442	fire	Greek NT/LXX equivalent; same broad fire field in Greek

Semantic Domain¶

No curated search_relationships.py synonym/antonym output returned for H784. Tool-derived neighbors come primarily through collocations and LXX mapping.

LXX Mapping¶

Greek Equivalent	Co-occurrences	PMI	Notes
πῦρ (pyr) G4442	316	5.77	Primary fire equivalent
κατακαίω (katakaio) G2618	53	5.42	burn down / consume by fire
καίω (kaio) G2545	38	5.32	kindle / burn
κατεσθίω (katesthio) G2719	53	4.82	devour; overlaps with fire-consuming contexts
φλόξ (phlox) G5395	19	5.39	flame