Lexical Definition

‎אִשָּׁה‎ ʼishshâh (ish-shaw') food offering ^H:N-M
the same as ‎אֶשָּׁה‎, but used in a liturgical sense

(offering, sacrifice), (made) by fire.

• properly, a burnt-offering
• but occasionally of any sacrifice

1) burnt-offering, offering made by fire, fire offering

See Greek: θυμίαμα · θυσία · ὁλοκαύτωμα

Extended Information

• food offering, offering given to God by fire or eaten by priests, sacrificial offering

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אִשֶּׁה‎ noun masculine^{Josh 13:14} an offering made by fire (> Wetzst in De^{Psalmen, ed. 4, 889} derive from √ II. ‎אנשׁ‎, means to friendly relations between God & man; compare Lag^{BN 190}) Exod 29:18 + 32 t.; construct ‎אִשֵּׁה‎ Lev 1:9 + 14 t.; plural construct ‎אִשֵּׁי‎ Lev 4:35 + 15 t.; suffix ‎אִשַּׁי‎ Num 28:2, ‎אִשָּׁ֑י‎ Lev 6:10* used chiefly of offerings of animals, but also of the ‎מִנְחָה‎ Lev 2:11, and of the sacred bread and frankincense Lev 24:7; Lev 24:9 which was placed on the table as a memorial, and finally went to the priests. The word is used in Deut 18:1; Josh 13:14 (D) 1Sam 2:28 elsewhere in P Lev 6:10*; Lev 10:15; Lev 22:22; , especially in phrases ‎אִשֵּׁי‎ ‎יהוה‎ Lev 2:3 + 11 t., ‎אִשֵּׁה רֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ ליהוה‎ Lev 1:9 + 14 t., ‎ריח ניחח אשׁה ליהוה‎ Exod 29:18 + 6 t., ‎אשׁה‎ ‎ליהוה ריח ניחח‎ Lev 23:13, ‎אשׁה לריח ניחח‎ Lev 3:16; Num 18:17, ‎אשׁה (הוא) ליהוה‎ Exod 29:25; Lev 2:16 ‎אִשֶּׁה ליהוה‎ accusative after verbs of offering Exod 30:20 + 14 t., ‎אִשֶּׁה‎ ‎עֹלָה ליהוה‎ Num 28:19, ‎קָרְבָּן אִשֶּׁהליהוה‎ Lev 22:27; Num 15:25.

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