Lexical Definition

‎רֶשֶׁף‎ resheph (reh'-shef) flash ^H:N-M
from ‎שָׂרַף‎

arrow, (burning) coal, burning heat, [phrase] spark, hot thunderbolt.

• a live coal
• by analogy lightning
• figuratively, an arrow, (as flashing through the air)
• specifically, fever

1) flame, firebolt, spark
1a) flame
1b) fire-bolt

See Greek: ἄνθραξ · κράτος · πῦρ

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. ‎רֶ֫שֶׁף‎ noun masculine^{Hab 3:5} flame, fire-bolt; — absolute ‎׳‎‎ר‎ Deut 32:24 +; plural ‎רְשָׁפִים‎ Ps 78:48, construct ‎׳‎‎רִשְׁפֵ‎ Ps 76:4*, ‎רִשְׁפֵּי‎ Song 8:6 suffix ‎רְשֶׁפֶיהָ‎ vSong 8:6 —

1. flame: ‎אֵשׁ‎ ‎׳‎‎ר‎ ‎׳‎‎ר‎ Song 8:6 its flames (that is of ‎אַהֲבָה‎, ‎קִנְאָה‎) are flames of fire; ‎׳‎‎בְּנֵי ר‎ Job 5:7 = sparks; ‎׳‎‎ר‎ = pointed flame of lighting Ps 78:48 (|| ‎בָּרָד‎); ‎קָ֑שֶׁת‎ ‎׳‎‎ר‎ Ps 76:4* Sharp flames of the bow, figurative for arrows.

2. fire-bolt of ‎׳‎‎יְ‎ brining pestilence and death, Deut 32:24 (compare Dr; || ‎קֶטֶב מְרִירִי‎), Hab 3:5 (|| ‎דֶּבֶר‎).

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