אש

Gate‑walk for אש

Consonants	Everyday gloss	Added letter(s) & “voice”	How the picture grows
אש	fire; also “foundation of increase”	—	The spoken spark (א) flares and returns with increase (ש).
אשה	woman / offering	ה – bride	Fire takes the shape of a bride and a living sacrifice.
אשר	straight, blessed	ר – reveal	In her the flame straightens what is crooked—she is called “blessed.”
אשל	tamarisk tree	ל – teach	Blessing roots; the tree teaches hospitality (Abraham’s tamarisk).
אשם	guilt, guilt‑offering	מ – promise	The same fire consumes guilt and seals promise.
אשף	magician, wise man	פ – parable mouth	Handle the flame as mere riddle and you become a wizard of empty sparks.
אשד	waterfall, cascade	ד – door	Let it pass the door and it pours as a torrent of living water.
אשדוד	Ashdod, Philistine port	+ ו ד	Where the torrent is refused, the coast is named “ravaged cascade.”
אשת	“wife of …” (construct)	ת – finished mark	Fire settles into covenant: the bride bears the completed sign of union.

Thread:

Flame births a bride → straightens, roots, removes guilt → can turn to showy magic or pour as life‑water → in covenant it rests as “wife,” marked forever.