אֲזָא
aza · heat
Aramaic word · Strong’s number H228 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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aza (אֲזָא) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “heat”.
To heat, to light a fire (Aramaic).
How to say it
a·za
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To make the furnace burn hotter.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- heat ×2
- was heated ×1
Where it appears
- Daniel 3:19
Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with fury, and the expression of his face was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He answered and said to heat the furnace seven times more than it was customary to heat it.
- Daniel 3:22
Because of this, because the king’s word was harsh and the furnace was heated exceedingly, those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, the flame of the fire killed them.
And 1 more times.