What is "burning bush"

Wahoo \Wa*hoo"\, n. Any of various American trees or shrubs; specif.:

1. A certain shrub ( Evonymus atropurpureus) having purple capsules which in dehiscence expose the scarlet-ariled seeds; -- called also burning bush.

2. Cascara buckthorn.

3. Basswood.

firebush \firebush\ n.

1. An evergreen South American shrub * Streptosolen jamesonii) having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant.

   Syn: marmalade bush, Streptosolen jamesonii.

2. A densely branched Eurasian plant ( Bassia scoparia) whose foliage turns purple-red in autumn; also called burning bush.

   Syn: summer cypress, burning bush, belvedere, Bassia scoparia, Kochia scoparia.

n. 1 biblical object described in Exodus 3:1-22, used by Yahweh to communicate with Moses 2 ornamental shrub ((taxlink Euonymus atropurpureus species noshow=1)) that bears a red berry

1. n. (Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to Moses

2. deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds [syn: wahoo, Euonymus atropurpureus]

3. Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather [syn: fraxinella, dittany, gas plant, Dictamnus alba]

4. densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn [syn: summer cypress, fire bush, fire-bush, belvedere, Bassia scoparia, Kochia scoparia]

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 biblical narrative, the burning bush is the location at which Moses was appointed by Adonai (God) to lead the Israelites out of Egypt and into Canaan.

The Hebrew word used in the narrative, that is translated into English as bush, is seneh (סנה), 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 (סיני), a mountain described by the Bible as being on fire. Another possibility is that the use of seneh (סנה) may be a deliberate pun on Sinai (סיני), a feature common in Hebrew texts.

Burning bush is described in the Book of Exodus and used as a symbol of various Presbyterian denominations.

Burning bush (also burning-bush and burningbush) may also refer to:

Burning Bush is a 2013 three-part mini-series created for HBO by Polish director Agnieszka Holland. Based on real characters and events, this haunting drama focuses on the personal sacrifice of a Prague history student, Jan Palach, who set himself on fire in 1969 in protest against the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia in the previous year. Dagmar Burešová, a young female lawyer, became part of his legacy by defending Palach's family in a trial against the communist government, a regime which tried to dishonour Palach’s sacrifice, a heroic action for the freedom of Czechoslovakia.

The fight for freedom, for moral principles, self-sacrifice and protest in those desperate times led to the moral unification of a repressed nation, which twenty years later defeated the totalitarian regime. The anniversary of Jan Palach’s death inspired a new generation of students to start protests that led to the eventual fall of communism in Czechoslovakia, part of the eventual destruction of the Iron Curtain.

Lawyer Dagmar Burešová, who spent her life representing dissident opposition leaders, became the first Minister of Justice in a free Czechoslovakia.

The film is dedicated to Jan Palach, Jan Zajíc, Evžen Plocek, Ryszard Siwiec and to all who sacrificed their lives while fighting for freedom.

At the International TV Festival in Monte Carlo, Ivan Trojan was awarded the prize of Golden Nymph for the Best Actor in a mini-series. It has been selected to be screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.

The series was later edited into a film. The premiere of the film version was set to be on September 12, 2013. The film was originally selected as the Czech entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards. However AMPAS disqualified the film, citing regulations that the film must not have initially appeared on television. The mini-series aired on Czech TV eight months prior to the re-edited version that appeared in cinemas.