אֲזָא
𐤀𐤆𐤀
ʼăzâʼ
H228 verb
SILEX Entry
Definition
To make hot, to cause to be heated, most directly to kindle or set fire (to something); in context, refers to the act of kindling, burning, or causing warmth.
Semantic Range
to heat, to make hot, to kindle, to inflame, to burn, to intensify heat
Root / Etymology
Root: אזה, which is paralleled in the Aramaic אזא / אזה (to kindle, heat, burn). The underlying meaning relates to the induction or increase of heat whether by fire or other means. This form appears primarily in Aramaic portions of the Hebrew Bible.
Historical & Contextual Notes
אֲזָא appears in the Aramaic sections of Daniel (e.g. Daniel 3:19, 22), where it describes heating the furnace, specifically referring to both kindling the fire and intensifying the heat. The verb is rare, largely confined to Imperial Aramaic contexts, and is etymologically linked to cognate Semitic roots such as Syriac ܐܙܐ (to burn, inflame). The Hebrew Bible utilizes this verb in the context of the Babylonian fiery furnace narrative, and its meaning there is consistent throughout: to heat (especially to make exceedingly hot). English translations often render it as 'heat' or 'make hot,' but the sense is specifically of kindling or intensifying fire. Notably, this verb does not occur in standard biblical Hebrew but in Aramaic passages. In post-biblical Aramaic literature, it retains a similar sense.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
(Aramaic) or אֲזָה (Aramaic); to kindle; (by implication) to heat; heat, hot.
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אזה (ʾ-z-h) — to heat, to kindle, to inflame
Word Forms
3 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H228-01 |
אֵזֵ֣ה | ezeh | AVqsmsa |
hot | kindled | 1 |
H228-03 |
לְ/מֵזְיֵֽ/הּ | lemezeyeh | AR/Vqc/Sp3ms |
to be heated | to kindle him | 1 |
H228-02 |
לְ/מֵזֵ֣א | lemeze | AR/Vqc |
to heat | to kindle | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H228-02 |
Daniel 3:19 | לְ/מֵזֵ֣א | lemeze | AR/Vqc |
to heat | to kindle |
H228-03 |
Daniel 3:19 | לְ/מֵזְיֵֽ/הּ | lemezeyeh | AR/Vqc/Sp3ms |
to be heated | to kindle him |
H228-01 |
Daniel 3:22 | אֵזֵ֣ה | ezeh | AVqsmsa |
hot | kindled |