1 Kings 13:1:21 Kgs.13.1.W2TAB
אִ֣ישׁ
eesh
“a man of”
- Transliteration
- EESH
- Extended
- EESH
- IPA
- /ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a man of
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
EESH
- phraseyour reading level
veh-hin-NEH EESH eh-lo-HEEM
- clause
veh-hin-NEH EESH eh-lo-HEEM BA mih-yeh-hoo-DAA bid-VAR ye-ho-VAA el-beet-EHL
- sentence
veh-hin-NEH EESH eh-lo-HEEM BA mih-yeh-hoo-DAA bid-VAR ye-ho-VAA el-beet-EHL veh-yah-rahv-AAM oh-MED al-ha-miz-BEH-akh leh-hak-TEER
Exegesis
The compound ish Elohim {אִישׁ אֱלֹהִים | ʾîš ʾĕ-lō-hîm} functions as the subject, signalling a prophetic envoy.
Root and etymology
ʾ-y-šaleph–yod–shin
“man, individual”
In context — 1 Kings 13:1
And behold, a man of God came from Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel, where Jeroboam was standing on the altar to burn incense.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 13:1, so the Hebrew word אִ֣ישׁ (eesh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.13.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.1.W2.S1) and character.