1 Samuel 14:28:21 Sam.14.28.W2TAB
אִ֨ישׁ
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ISH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-AN ISH me-ha-AM
- clause
va-ya-AN ISH me-ha-AM va-yo-MER hash-be-A hish-bi-A a-VI-kha ET-ha-AM le-MOR a-RUR ha-ISH a-sher-yo-KHAL LE-khem ha-YOM
- sentence
va-ya-AN ISH me-ha-AM va-yo-MER hash-be-A hish-bi-A a-VI-kha ET-ha-AM le-MOR a-RUR ha-ISH a-sher-yo-KHAL LE-khem ha-YOM va-ya-AF ha-AM
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive clause vaya‘an {וַיַּעַן | wayya‘an} ‘and he answered’, which introduces a responsive utterance, followed by the designation ’îš mê-hā‘ām {אִישׁ מֵהָעָם | ’îš mê-hā‘ām} ‘a man from the people’ identifying the speaker.
In context — 1 Samuel 14:28
Then a man from the people answered and said, “Your father made the people solemnly swear, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats bread today.’” And the people became faint.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 14:28, so the Hebrew word אִ֨ישׁ (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.14.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.28.W2.S1) and character.