H0217a H0217a
Fire, flame, or light of fire; used of literal fire and figuratively of divine judgment.
A poetic noun denoting fire viewed as flame and light rather than mere combustion. Isaiah employs it powerfully: the wicked are told to 'walk in the flame of your fire' (Isa 50:11), while Babylon's fire gives neither warmth nor light to sit by (Isa 47:14). The multilingual evidence converges neatly — English and Spanish render 'fire' or 'light-of,' while French captures the luminous aspect with 'lumiere.' All five occurrences appear in prophetic contexts where fire serves as a vehicle for divine warning or judgment.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Fire conceived as visible flame and radiant light. Isaiah uses it for the self-kindled fire of the wicked (Isa 50:11), the warming fire whose light one enjoys (Isa 44:16), and the consuming fire of judgment (Isa 47:14). In Isa 31:9 and Ezek 5:2 it denotes literal fire in contexts of national catastrophe. The Spanish 'fuego' and 'luz-de' together capture the dual flame-and-light quality that distinguishes this word from the common אֵשׁ. 5×
AR["في-النَّارِ", "فِي-نُورِ", "نَارٌ", "نُورًا", "نُورٌ"]·ben["-আগুনে", "-আলোতে-", "আগুন", "আলো"]·DE["Licht", "[באור]"]·EN["fire", "in-the-fire", "in-the-light-of", "is-in-Tsiyon", "the-fire"]·FR["[באור]", "lumière"]·heb["אור", "ב-אור"]·HI["आग", "प्रकाश-में", "में-आग"]·ID["api", "dalam-nyala", "dengan-api"]·IT["[באור]", "luce"]·jav["geni", "ing-latu", "ing-padhang"]·KO["그-불로", "불을", "불이", "빛으로-"]·PT["fogo", "luz", "na-luz-de", "no-fogo"]·RU["в-огне", "в-свет", "огонь", "света"]·ES["con-el-fuego", "en-luz-de", "fuego", "lumbre", "luz"]·SW["katika-mwanga", "kwa-moto", "moto", "moto-wake", "mwali"]·TR["atesi", "ateşte", "isiginda-", "isik"]·urd["آگ", "آگ-میں", "روشنی-میں"]
Related Senses
H4325 1. water, waters (582×)H6965b 1. Qal: to rise, arise, get up (432×)H2091 1. gold (the metal) (389×)H0068 1. stone, rock (material/object) (267×)H5178a 1. bronze/copper as metal (131×)H6083 1. dust, dry earth, soil (108×)H8313 1. burn, set fire to (94×)H2734 1. anger was kindled (82×)G5204 1. water (80×)H2822 1. darkness, absence of light (80×)G5457 1. light (illumination) (71×)G0450 1. rise, stand up (physical) (69×)H6965b 2. Qal: to stand firm, endure, be valid (50×)H6999a 2. burn sacrifice on altar (Hifil) (45×)H5553 1. rock, cliff (physical feature) (43×)H6965b 4. Hifil: to establish, confirm (covenant/kingdom/word) (40×)H1197a 1. burn, be on fire (39×)H4306 1. rain, showers (38×)H1653 1. rain, precipitation (34×)G4655 1. darkness (30×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† I. אוּר n.m. flame. לְכוּ בְאוּר אֶשְׁכֶם walk in the flame of your fire Is 50:11, & so fire itself, whose light & flame were seen 44:16; 47:14—exile Is. + 31:9 & Ez 5:2 (Co אשׁ).