1 Kings 20:24:61 Kgs.20.24.W6TAB
אִ֣ישׁ
ish
“a man or each one”
- Transliteration
- ISH
- Extended
- EESH
- IPA
- /ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a man or each one
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 mim-me-ko-MO
- clause
ha-SER ham-me-la-KHIM ISH mim-me-ko-MO ve-SIM pa-KHOT takh-te-HEM
- sentence
ve-ET-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE a-SE ha-SER ham-me-la-KHIM ISH mim-me-ko-MO ve-SIM pa-KHOT takh-te-HEM
Exegesis
The subsequent Hiphil imperative haser {הָסֵר | hā-sēr} “remove” specifies the removal of leadership, targeting ha-melakhim ish mimʾkomo {הַמְּלָכִים אִישׁ מִמְּקֹמֹו | ham-me-lā-khîm ʾîš mim-mə-kō-mô} “the kings, each from his place.”
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–yod–shin
“man, person”
In context — 1 Kings 20:24
And this matter, do: Remove the kings , each one from his place, and set governors in their stead.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:24:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 20:24, 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.20.24.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.24.W6.S1) and character.