Word Study · Strong's H7565 · Hebrew
רֶשֶׁף
resheph
reh'-shef
“a live coal”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a live coal; by analogy lightning; figuratively, an arrow, (as flashing through the air); specifically, fever
Rendered in the KJV as
arrow, (burning) coal, burning heat, [phrase] spark, hot thunderbolt.
- 7occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- רֶ֖שֶׁף2
- לָרְשָׁפִֽים׃1
- רֶ֝֗שֶׁף1
- רִשְׁפֵּ֕י1
- רִשְׁפֵי־1
- רְשָׁפֶ֕יהָ1
How it is rendered · 7
- [are] flashes of1
- flame1
- flames of1
- flashes its1
- lightning1
- plague1
- to the lightning bolts1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · masculine singular3
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)2
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 3
- HNcmpc · 2
- HNcmpc/Sp3fs · 1
- HRd/Ncmpa · 1
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Psalms2 of 7 · 29%
- Song of Solomon2 of 7 · 29%
- Deuteronomy1 of 7 · 14%
- Job1 of 7 · 14%
- Habakkuk1 of 7 · 14%
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Job1 occurrence
Psalms2 occurrences
- Psalms 76:3רִשְׁפֵי־rishfei-noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)There He shattered the flaming arrows, the shield and sword and weapons of war. Selahhere: flames of
- Psalms 78:48לָרְשָׁפִֽים׃lareshafimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralHe abandoned their cattle to the hail and their livestock to bolts of lightning.here: to the lightning bolts
Song of Solomon2 occurrences
- Song of Solomon 8:6רְשָׁפֶ֕יהָreshafeihanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularSet me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.here: flashes its
- Song of Solomon 8:6רִשְׁפֵּ֕יrishpeinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.here: [are] flashes of
Same headword in Strong's