2 Chronicles 23:7:52 Chr.23.7.W5TAB
אִ֚ישׁ
ish
“each man”
- Transliteration
- ISH
- Extended
- EESH
- IPA
- /ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- each 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
- clause
ve-hik-KI-fu hal-ve-YIM et-ha-ME-lekh sa-VIV ISH ve-khe-LAV be-ya-DO ve-ha-BA el-ha-ha-BA-yit yu-MAT
- sentence
ve-hik-KI-fu hal-ve-YIM et-ha-ME-lekh sa-VIV ISH ve-khe-LAV be-ya-DO ve-ha-BA el-ha-ha-BA-yit yu-MAT vi-he-YU et-ha-ME-lekh be-vo-O u-ve-tse-TO
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase saviv {סָבִ֗יב | sāḇîḇ} + ish {אִ֚ישׁ | ʾîš} vekhelav be-yado foregrounds individual readiness.
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:7
The Levites are to form a ring around the king on every side, each man holding his weapons in his hand. Whoever comes into the house is to be put to death. Stay with the king both at his entrance and at his departure.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 23:7, so the Hebrew word אִ֚ישׁ (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 2 Chr.23.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.7.W5.S1) and character.