1 Kings 20:37:81 Kgs.20.37.W8TAB
הָאִ֖ישׁ
haish
“the man”
- Transliteration
- ha-ISH
- Extended
- haa-EESH
- IPA
- /haːˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
ha-ISH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-KE-hu ha-ISH
- clause
va-ya-KE-hu ha-ISH ha-KE u-fa-TSO-a
- 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 20:37:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 20:37, so the Hebrew word הָאִ֖ישׁ (haish) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.37.W8.S1) and character.