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Princeton's WordNet
burning bushnoun
(Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to Moses
wahoo, burning bush, Euonymus atropurpureusnoun
deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
fraxinella, dittany, burning bush, gas plant, Dictamnus albanoun
Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather
summer cypress, burning bush, fire bush, fire-bush, belvedere, Bassia scoparia, Kochia scoparianoun
densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn
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burning bush
A burning bush generally refers to two different but related concepts: 1) In a religious context, it refers to the biblical event in the book of Exodus where God spoke to Moses from a bush that was on fire but not being consumed by the flames. 2) In botany, it refers to a type of plant known as Euonymus alatus, which is a deciduous shrub commonly called "burning bush" due to its vivid red fall foliage.
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Burning bush
The burning bush is an object described by the Book of Exodus as being located on Mount Horeb; according to the narrative, the bush was on fire, but was not consumed by the flames, hence the name. In the narrative, the burning bush is the location at which Moses was appointed by Yahweh to lead the Israelites out of Egypt and into Canaan. As a powerful religious symbol, the burning bush represents many things to Jews and Christians such as God's miraculous energy, sacred light, illumination, and the burning heart of purity, love and clarity. From a human standpoint, it also represents Moses' reverence and fear before the divine presence. The Hebrew word used in the narrative, that is translated into English as bush, is seneh, which refers in particular to brambles; seneh is a biblical dis legomenon, only appearing in two places, both of which describe the burning bush. It is possible that the reference to a burning bush is based on a mistaken interpretation of Sinai, a mountain described by the Bible as being on fire. Other scholars argue that Moses may have been under the influence of a hallucinogenic substance when he witnessed the burning bush.
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Read the full text of the Burning Bush poem by John Drinkwater on the Poetry.com website.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of burning bush in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of burning bush in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of burning bush in a Sentence
O how wonderful is the human voice! It is indeed the organ of the soul. The intellect of man sits enshrined visibly upon his forehead and in his eye; and the heart of man is written upon his countenance. But the soul reveals itself in the voice only, as God revealed himself to the prophet in the still small voice, and in a voice from the Burning Bush. The soul of man is audible, not visible. A sound alone betrays the flowing of the eternal fountain invisible to man.
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