2 Chronicles 25:9:132 Chr.25.9.W13TAB
אִ֣ישׁ
ish
“the man”
- Transliteration
- ISH
- Extended
- EESH
- IPA
- /ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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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Word in context
- word
ISH
- phraseyour reading level
ISH ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-yo-MER ISH ha-e-lo-HIM YESH la-ye-ho-VAH la-TET le-KHA har-BE mi-ZE
- sentence
va-yo-MER a-mats-ya-HU le-ISH ha-e-lo-HIM u-MA-la-a-sot lim-AT ha-ki-KAR a-SHER na-TAT-ti lig-DUD yis-ra-EL va-yo-MER ISH ha-e-lo-HIM YESH la-ye-ho-VAH la-TET le-KHA har-BE mi-ZE
Exegesis
The proper noun amatsyahu {אֲמַצְיָהוּ | ʾămātsyāhû} identifies the speaker in the first question, and the title ish haelohim {אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים | ʾîš hāʾĕlōhîm} ‘man of God’ stands in a construct relationship.
Root and etymology
ʾ-y-šAleph–Yod–Shin
“man; individual”
In context — 2 Chronicles 25:9
And Amaziah said to the man of God, “But what should be done for the hundred talents that I gave to the army of Israel?” The man of God answered, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 25:9:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Chronicles 25:9, 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 2 Chr.25.9.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.9.W13.S1) and character.