1 Kings 20:37:21 Kgs.20.37.W2TAB
אִ֣ישׁ
ish
“a man”
- Transliteration
- ISH
- Extended
- EESH
- IPA
- /ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a 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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Word in context
- word
ISH
- phraseyour reading level
ISH a-KHER
- clause
va-yim-TSA ISH a-KHER va-yo-MER ha-KEI-ni NA
- sentence
va-yim-TSA ISH a-KHER va-yo-MER ha-KEI-ni NA va-ya-KE-hu ha-ISH ha-KE u-fa-TSO-a
Exegesis
The definite article in haish {הָאִישׁ | hā-ʾîš} ‘the man’ specifies the actor. English echoes this structure by maintaining sequential connectors and direct imperatives to preserve the Hebrew narrative force.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–yod–shin
“man, individual”
In context — 1 Kings 20:37
And he found another man, and he said, “Strike me, please.” So the man struck him—striking and wounding him.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:37:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 20:37, 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.20.37.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.37.W2.S1) and character.