As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze,Psalm 83:14
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
כְּאֵ֥שׁ תִּבְעַר־יָ֑עַר וּ֝כְלֶהָבָ֗ה תְּלַהֵ֥ט הָרִֽים׃
- כְּאֵ֥שׁke.'Esh“like a fire”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
- תִּבְעַר־tiv.'ar-“[which] it burns”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בָּעַר · “burn” · Strong's H1197A
- יָ֑עַרYa.'ar“a forest”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יַ֫עַר · “wood” · Strong's H3293A
- וּ֝כְלֶהָבָ֗הu.khe.le.ha.Vah“and like a flame”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from לֶהָבָה · “flame” · Strong's H3852
- תְּלַהֵ֥טte.la.Het“[which] it sets ablaze”Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from לָהַט · “to kindle” · Strong's H3857
- הָרִֽים׃ha.Rim“mountains”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from הַר · “mount” · Strong's H2022G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)