Definition

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

Etymology

the same as H800 (אֶשָּׁה), but used in a liturgical sense;

Where the KJV renders it

• (offering
• sacrifice)
• (made) by fire

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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