1 Samuel 21:2:101 Sam.21.2.W10TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:3
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ISH
- phraseyour reading level
ISH al-ye-DA me-u-MA et-ha-da-VAR
- clause
va-YO-mer da-VID la-a-khi-ME-lekh ha-ko-HEN ha-ME-lekh tsi-VA-ni da-VAR va-YO-mer E-lai ISH al-ye-DA me-u-MA et-ha-da-VAR a-SHER-a-NO-khi sho-LE-kha-kha va-a-SHER tsi-VI-ti-kha ve-et-ha-ne-a-RIM yo-DA-ti el-me-KOM pe-lo-NI
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID la-a-khi-ME-lekh ha-ko-HEN ha-ME-lekh tsi-VA-ni da-VAR va-YO-mer E-lai ISH al-ye-DA me-u-MA et-ha-da-VAR a-SHER-a-NO-khi sho-LE-kha-kha va-a-SHER tsi-VI-ti-kha ve-et-ha-ne-a-RIM yo-DA-ti el-me-KOM pe-lo-NI al-mo-NI
Exegesis
The second way-yo-mər then conveys David’s instruction to his men û-lə-’î-šay {וּלְאִישַׁי | û-lə-’î-šay}, followed by the Hiphil imperative hi-sā-tēr {הִסָּתֵר | hi-sā-tēr} and the locative bə-mā-qôm {בְּמָקוֹם | bə-mā-qôm}, emphasizing urgency and the need for concealment.
Root and etymology
א־י־שׁ
“man, person”
In context — 1 Samuel 21:2
And David answered Ahimelech the priest at that time and said to him, “The king has charged me and said to me, ‘Let no one know what I have sent you to do.’ And I said to my men, ‘Hide me in a place.’”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 21:2, 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 Sam.21.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.2.W10.S1) and character.