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Joshua 8:28
“And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שָׂרַףsâraph · saw-raf'
H8313 · Hebrew
H8313 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to be (causatively, set) on fire
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- (cause to, make a) burn((-ing), up) kindle, [idiom] utterly.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יִּשְׂרֹ֥ף — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 117 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 11:3Genesis 38:24Exodus 12:10Exodus 29:14Exodus 29:34
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שָׂרַף here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.