1 Kings 20:35:11 Kgs.20.35.W1TAB
וְאִ֨ישׁ
veish
“and a man”
- Transliteration
- ve-ISH
- Extended
- veh-EESH
- IPA
- /wəˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-ISH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ISH e-KHAD
- clause
ve-ISH e-KHAD mib-be-NE han-ne-vi-IM a-MAR el-RE-e-hu bid-VAR ye-ho-VAH hak-KE-ni NA
- sentence
ve-ISH e-KHAD mib-be-NE han-ne-vi-IM a-MAR el-RE-e-hu bid-VAR ye-ho-VAH hak-KE-ni NA va-ye-ma-EN ha-ISH le-hak-KHO-to
Exegesis
The verse begins with the idiom veish echad {וְאִ֨ישׁ אֶחָ֜ד | və-ʼîš ’eḥāḏ} “a certain man,” marking an individual from the prophetic guild.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–yod–shin
“man, person”
In context — 1 Kings 20:35
And one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, by the word of the LORD , “Strike me , please,” but the man refused to strike him.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:35:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 20:35, so the Hebrew word וְאִ֨ישׁ (veish) 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.20.35.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.35.W1.S1) and character.