Fire
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
Key Words
| Word | Gloss | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| אֵשׁ | "fire" | Ps. |
| חָרוֹן | "[burning] anger" | Ps. 2:5 |
| בער | "to burn" | Ps. 2:12 |
- While חרה and its derivatives refer literally to burning, "both the verb and the subst. of the root חרה are used only fig. in the psychological realm."[1]
Ancient Setting
Target Domains
Anger
- In Psalm 2, the image of fire maps onto Yahweh's anger (2:5, 12).
References
- ↑ G. Saur, חרה TLOT