2 Samuel 13:29:122 Sam.13.29.W12TAB

אִ֥ישׁ

ish

each man

Transliteration
ISH
Extended
EESH
IPA
/ˈʔiːʃ/

Meaning by language

English
each man

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    ISH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ISH al-pir-DO

  3. clause

    va-ya-KU-mu kol-be-NE ha-ME-lekh va-yir-ke-VU ISH al-pir-DO va-ya-NU-su

  4. sentence

    va-ya-a-SU na-a-RE av-sha-LOM le-am-NON ka-a-SHER tsi-VA av-sha-LOM va-ya-KU-mu kol-be-NE ha-ME-lekh va-yir-ke-VU ISH al-pir-DO va-ya-NU-su

Exegesis

The expression ’îš ʿal-pirdō {אִישׁ עַל־פִּרְדּוֹ | ’îš ʿal-pirdō} ‘each upon his mule’ is rendered with “each” and “onto his mule” to convey individual action, and English word order is adjusted to maintain narrative momentum and clarity.

Root and etymology

א־י־ש

man, person

In context2 Samuel 13:29

And the young men of Absalom did to Amnon just as Absalom had commanded, and all the king’s sons arose, and each mounted his mule, and they fled .

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 13:29:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 13:29, so the Hebrew word אִ֥ישׁ (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 Sam.13.29.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.29.W12.S1) and character.