[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/aflame.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / aflame

[← A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/A/)

# aflame

«aflame» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **On fire, burning with flames** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (only after a verb: be aflame, set aflame)

### meaning for a pupil

1) On fire, burning with flames. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aflame/#m1)

2) Glowing brightly with colour as if burning, like autumn leaves or a sunset. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aflame/#m2)

3) Full of a strong feeling, such as anger or excitement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aflame/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

A poetic, story-telling word. It paints a picture of fire, bright colour or strong feeling. Used in descriptions of sunsets, autumn trees and fires. Phrases: set aflame, aflame with colour, cheeks aflame.

### examples

- My soul is among lions, I do lie down among them that are aflame; even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. (Writings PSA.57.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aflame/#x1)
- The old barn was aflame within minutes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aflame/#x2)
- The sky was aflame with red and orange at sunset. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aflame/#x3)
- In autumn the maple trees are aflame with colour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aflame/#x4)
- Her cheeks were aflame with embarrassment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aflame/#x5)
- The dragon set the castle aflame. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aflame/#x6)
- The crowd was aflame with excitement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aflame/#x7)
- The hills looked aflame in the evening light. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aflame/#x8)

### note

Used after a verb (the house was aflame), not before a noun: we say "a burning house", not "an aflame house". Like other a- words: afloat, asleep, alive. More poetic than "on fire".

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «aflame» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aflame/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.