H7632 H7632
flame, blaze (of fire)
This noun means flame or blaze, appearing in Job 18:5 in Bildad's description of the wicked person's fate: 'the light of the wicked is put out, and the flame of his fire does not shine.' The parallel structure equates 'light' with 'flame,' both representing the wicked person's life or prosperity. The construct form 'flame of his fire' emphasizes the burning aspect—not just fire but its bright, active flame. The extinction of this flame pictures complete cessation of the wicked person's vitality.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Job 18:5 declares that 'the flame of his fire shall not shine,' parallel with 'the light of the wicked goes out.' Spanish 'chispa de' (spark of) varies slightly, but the image is of flame extinguished—the bright, dancing fire reduced to nothing. The construct 'flame of his fire' intensifies the loss: not just fire dimming but its very flame—the most visible, energetic part—disappearing. In wisdom literature, such extinction metaphorically represents death or divine judgment cutting off the wicked person's life and legacy. 1×
AR["شَرَرُ"]·ben["শিখা"]·DE["[שביב]"]·EN["the-flame-of"]·FR["שביב"]·heb["שביב"]·HI["उसकी-आग-की"]·ID["nyala"]·IT["il-flame-di"]·jav["urubing"]·KO["불꽃이"]·PT["faísca-de"]·RU["искра"]·ES["chispa-de"]·SW["cheche-ya"]·TR["kıvılcımı"]·urd["شعلہ"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [שָׁבִיב] n.m. probably flame (Biblical Aramaic שְׁבִיב);—cstr. וְלֹא יִגַּהּ שְׁבִיב אִשּׁוֹ Jb 18:5 (‖ אוֹר); so Ecclus 8:10; 45:19.