1 Kings 17:18:51 Kgs.17.18.W5TAB
אִ֣ישׁ
ish
“man”
- Transliteration
- ISH
- Extended
- EESH
- IPA
- /ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- man
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
ISH
- phraseyour reading level
ISH ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-to-MER el-e-LI-ya-hu ma-LI va-LAKH ISH ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-to-MER el-e-LI-ya-hu ma-LI va-LAKH ISH ha-e-lo-HIM ba-TA e-LAI le-haz-KIR et-a-vo-NI u-le-ha-MIT et-be-NI
Exegesis
The designation ish ha-Elohim {אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים | ʾîš hā·ʾĕ·lō·hîm} serves as a prophetic title.
In context — 1 Kings 17:18
And she said to Elijah, “What is there between me and you, man of God ? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and to put my son to death?”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 17:18, so the Hebrew word אִ֣ישׁ (ish) 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.17.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.18.W5.S1) and character.