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רֶשֶׁף H7565
H7565 is the Hebrew word רֶשֶׁף, transliterated resheph and said reh'-shef. The King James Version most often renders it burning heat.
What it means
a live coal; by analogy lightning; figuratively, an arrow, (as flashing through the air); specifically, fever.
Where it comes from
from H8313 (שָׂרַף).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: arrow, (burning) coal, burning heat, [phrase] spark, hot thunderbolt.
Verses using רֶשֶׁף
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
Deuteronomy 32:24 · KJV
They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.
Job 5:7 · KJV
Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
Psalm 76:3 · KJV
There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.
Song of Solomon 8:6 · KJV
Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
Habakkuk 3:5 · KJV
Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7565 mean?
H7565 is the Hebrew word רֶשֶׁף (resheph), meaning a live coal; by analogy lightning; figuratively, an arrow, (as flashing through the air); specifically, fever.
How is H7565 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it burning heat (1 time), sparks (1 time), arrows (1 time), coals (1 time), thereof are coals (1 time), among others.
How many times does H7565 appear in the Bible?
רֶשֶׁף (resheph) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7565 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H8313 (שָׂרַף).
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