Esh yevanit (אש יוונית) means greek fire in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אֵשׁ יְוָנִית
esh yevanit
noun · feminine
In English
greek fire
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Esh yevanit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אמצעי לחימה ביזנטי עתיק שהתיז חומר הצתה נוזלי בוער.
The word Esh yevanit is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֵשׁ יְוָנִית
- Written without vowel points
- אש יוונית
- Said
- esh yevanit
- Gematria
- 783
This is how Esh yevanit is said in other languages.
- English
- greek fire
- Arabic
- نار الإغريق
- Russian
- Греческий огонь
- French
- feu grégeois
- Spanish
- fuego griego
- German
- Griechisches Feuer
These words come before and after Esh yevanit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Esh yevanit.
What does Esh yevanit (אש יוונית) mean in Hebrew?
Esh yevanit (אש יוונית) means greek fire. It is said esh yevanit, with the stress on nit.
Is Esh yevanit (אש יוונית) masculine or feminine?
The word Esh yevanit (אש יוונית) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אש יונית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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