אִישׁ֒

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אִישׁ֒

   ISH

   a man or men
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אַרְבַּ֣ע מֵא֣וֹת אִישׁ֒

   ar-BA me-OT ISH

   four hundreds a man or men
3. clause🔊 וַיִּקְבֹּ֨ץ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל אֶֽת־הַנְּבִאִים֮ אַרְבַּ֣ע מֵא֣וֹת אִישׁ֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם הֲנֵלֵ֞ךְ אֶל־רָמֹ֥ת גִּלְעָ֛ד לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה אִם־אֶחְדָּ֑ל

   va-yik-BOTS ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL et-ha-ne-vi-IM ar-BA me-OT ISH va-YO-mer a-le-HEM ha-ne-LEKH el-ra-MOT gil-AD la-mil-kha-MA im-ekh-DAL

   and he gathered the king of Israel {direct object marker} the prophets four hundreds a man or men and he said to them shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to the battle or shall I refrain
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּקְבֹּ֨ץ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל אֶֽת־הַנְּבִאִים֮ אַרְבַּ֣ע מֵא֣וֹת אִישׁ֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם הֲנֵלֵ֞ךְ אֶל־רָמֹ֥ת גִּלְעָ֛ד לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה אִם־אֶחְדָּ֑ל וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ עֲלֵ֔ה וְיִתֵּ֥ן הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּיַ֥ד הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

   va-yik-BOTS ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL et-ha-ne-vi-IM ar-BA me-OT ISH va-YO-mer a-le-HEM ha-ne-LEKH el-ra-MOT gil-AD la-mil-kha-MA im-ekh-DAL va-yom-RU a-LE ve-yit-TEN ha-e-lo-HIM be-YAD ha-ME-lekh

   and he gathered the king of Israel {direct object marker} the prophets four hundreds a man or men and he said to them shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to the battle or shall I refrain and they said go up and he will give God into the hand of the king

Exegesis

The direct-object-marker eth {אֶת | ēṯ} introduces hanneviim {הַנְּבִיאִים | hannəḇîʼîm} ‘the prophets’, which is quantified by the cardinal phrase arba meot ish {אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת אִישׁ | ʼarbaʿ mēʾôṯ ʾîš} ‘four hundred men’.