Fire in Hebrew is אֵשׁ (esh).
It can also be said מדורה, שריפה, or שרפה, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
fire
/ˈfaɪ.ə/ /ˈfaɪ.ɚ/
These are the Hebrew words for fire as a noun.
oxidation reaction
- אֵשׁאשeshfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
instance of this chemical reaction
- מְדוּרָהמדורהmeduráfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
damaging occurrence of fire
- שריפהs'refáfeminine
- שְׂרֵפָהשרפהsrefáfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
alchemy: one of the basic elements
- אֵשׁאשéshfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
in-flight bullets
- אֵשׁאשeshfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
These are the Hebrew words for fire as a verb.
to heat pottery, etc.
- הִדְלִיקהדליקhidlík
to terminate the employment of
- פיטרpitér
transitive: to shoot
- יָרָהירהyaráh
intransitive: to shoot
- יָרָהירהyaráh
This is more about the Hebrew word אֵשׁ.
- Written with vowel points
- אֵשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- אש
- Said
- esh
- Plural
- אִשִּׁים
The Hebrew dictionary's page for אש, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with fire.
These words come before and after fire in the list.
These are the questions people ask about fire in Hebrew.
How do you say fire in Hebrew?
fire in Hebrew is אֵשׁ, said esh. Without vowel points it is written אש. Its plural is אִשִּׁים.
What are other Hebrew words for fire?
Besides אש, fire can be said מְדוּרָה (medurá), שריפה (s'refá), שְׂרֵפָה (srefá), הִדְלִיק (hidlík), or פיטר (pitér), depending on the meaning.
Is אש masculine or feminine?
The word אש is feminine.
How is fire pronounced in English?
fire is pronounced /ˈfaɪ.ə/, /ˈfaɪ.ɚ/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry fire and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.