Esh tsolevet (אש צולבת) means crossfire in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אֵשׁ צוֹלֶבֶת
esh tsolevet
noun · feminine
In English
crossfire
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Esh tsolevet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ירי משני הכיוונים, מצד אחד לעבר הצד השני. האש נורית מכמה כיוונים, כך שקווי האש מצטלבים.
The word Esh tsolevet is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֵשׁ צוֹלֶבֶת
- Written without vowel points
- אש צולבת
- Said
- esh tsolevet
- Root
- צ־ל־ב
- Gematria
- 829
This is how Esh tsolevet is said in other languages.
- English
- crossfire
The word Esh tsolevet comes from the root צ־ל־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Esh tsolevet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Esh tsolevet.
What does Esh tsolevet (אש צולבת) mean in Hebrew?
Esh tsolevet (אש צולבת) means crossfire. It is said esh tsolevet, with the stress on le.
Is Esh tsolevet (אש צולבת) masculine or feminine?
The word Esh tsolevet (אש צולבת) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אש צולבת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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