אִ֥ישׁ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אִ֥ישׁ

   ISH

   of a man
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל׃

   ISH yis-ra-EL

   of a man of Israel
3. clause🔊 וַיִּ֙קֶשׁ֙ דְּבַר־אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֔ה מִדְּבַ֖ר אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל׃

   va-yi-KESH de-VAR-ISH ye-hu-DA mid-DE-var ISH yis-ra-EL

   and {it} was hard the word of a man of Judah than the word of a man of Israel
4. sentence🔊 וַיַּעַן אִ֣ישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶת־אִ֨ישׁ יְהוּדָ֜ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר עֶ֣שֶׂר־יָדֹ֞ת לִ֣י בַמֶּ֣לֶךְ֮ וְגַם־בְּדָוִ֣ד֮ אֲנִ֣י מִמְּךָ֒ וּמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ הֱקִלֹּתַ֔נִי וְלֹא־הָיָ֥ה דְבָרִ֖י רִאשֹׁ֑וֹן לִ֖י לְהָשִׁ֣יב אֶת־מַלְכִּ֑י וַיִּ֙קֶשׁ֙ דְּבַר־אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֔ה מִדְּבַ֖ר אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל׃

   va-YA-an ISH-yis-ra-EL ET-ISH ye-hu-DA va-YO-mer E-ser-ya-DOT LI va-ME-lekh ve-gam-be-da-VID a-NI mim-ME-kha u-mad-DU-a he-kil-LO-ta-NI ve-LO-ha-YA de-va-RI ri-sho-VON LI le-ha-SHIV ET-mal-KI va-yi-KESH de-VAR-ISH ye-hu-DA mid-DE-var ISH yis-ra-EL

   and answered a man of Israel {to} the man Judah and said ten shares to me in the king and also in David I more than you and why have you treated me lightly and was it not my word first to me to bring back {to} my king and {it} was hard the word of a man of Judah than the word of a man of Israel

Exegesis

The construct chain ’îš-yiśrā’ēl ʾēṯ-ʾîš yehûḏāh {אִישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֵת־אִישׁ יְהוּדָה | ʾîš yiśrāʾēl ʾēṯ ʾîš yehûḏāh} situates “men of Israel” as subject and “men of Judah” as object, reflecting intertribal address.

Root and etymology

yod–shin🔊 י־שׁy–sh

“man, person”

• 🔊 אִשָּׁהishahwomanGenesis 2:23
• 🔊 אֱנוֹשׁenoshhumanPsalm 8:4