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Hebrew
Etymology
From the root ש־ר־ף ("to absorb, consume"), hence "to burn (transitive)". As a theonym recorded as Eblaite Ra-ša-ap and Ugaritic ršp.
Noun
רֶשֶׁף • (réshef) m (Biblical Hebrew)
- live coal, flame, spark
- lightning, thunderbolt
- arrow
- burning heat, fever, plague
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