1 Samuel 13:15:141 Sam.13.15.W14TAB
אִֽישׁ׃
ish
“man or men”
- Transliteration
- ISH
- Extended
- EESH
- IPA
- /ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- man or men
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
- clause
va-yif-KOD sha-UL et-ha-AM han-nim-tsa-IM im-MO ke-SHESH me-OT ISH
- sentence
va-YA-kam she-mu-EL va-YA-al min-ha-gil-GAL giv-AT bin-ya-MIN va-yif-KOD sha-UL et-ha-AM han-nim-tsa-IM im-MO ke-SHESH me-OT ISH
Exegesis
The numerical phrase kešêš mêʾōṯ ʾîš {כְּשֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת אִישׁ | kešêš mêʾōṯ ʾîš} uses the approximation preposition plus collective noun plus singular noun to convey ‘about six hundred men.’ The English rendering preserves Hebrew sequence and highlights leadership logistics.
Root and etymology
א־י־ש
“man”
In context — 1 Samuel 13:15
Then Samuel arose and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin, and Saul counted the people who were found with him, about six hundred men.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:15:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Samuel 13:15, so the Hebrew word אִֽישׁ׃ (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 Sam.13.15.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.15.W14.S1) and character.