1 Samuel 18:27:91 Sam.18.27.W9TAB
אִישׁ֒
ish
“men”
- Transliteration
- ISH
- Extended
- EESH
- IPA
- /ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- phraseyour reading level
ma-TA-yim ISH
- clause
va-ya-KAM da-VID va-ye-LEKH HU va-a-na-SHA-v va-YAKH ba-pe-li-shi-TIM ma-TA-yim ISH va-ya-VE da-VID et-ar-lo-te-HEM va-ye-mal-UM la-ME-lekh le-hit-kha-TEN ba-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-ya-KAM da-VID va-ye-LEKH HU va-a-na-SHA-v va-YAKH ba-pe-li-shi-TIM ma-TA-yim ISH va-ya-VE da-VID et-ar-lo-te-HEM va-ye-mal-UM la-ME-lekh le-hit-kha-TEN ba-ME-lekh va-yit-TEN-LO sha-UL et-mi-KHAL bit-TO le-i-SHA
Exegesis
The object clause bappelištîm māṯāyīm îš {בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים מָאתַיִם אִישׁ | bappelištîm māṯāyīm îš} 'two hundred Philistine soldiers' specifies enemy and number.
In context — 1 Samuel 18:27
And David rose up and went out with his men, struck down two hundred Philistine soldiers, and brought their foreskins to present in full to the king for the marriage. Then Saul gave him Michal his daughter as a wife.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:27:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 18:27, so the Hebrew word אִישׁ֒ (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.18.27.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.27.W9.S1) and character.