2 Samuel 23:7:12 Sam.23.7.W1TAB
וְאִישׁ֙
veish
“and a man”
- Transliteration
- ve-ISH
- Extended
- veh-EESH
- IPA
- /vəˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-ISH
- clause
ve-ISH yig-GA ba-HEM yim-ma-LE var-ZEL ve-ETS kha-NIT
- sentence
ve-ISH yig-GA ba-HEM yim-ma-LE var-ZEL ve-ETS kha-NIT u-va-ESH sa-ROF yis-sa-re-FU ba-sha-VET
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conjunction waw {וְ | wə} prefixed to the noun ’ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš} indicating continuation.
In context — 2 Samuel 23:7
And the man who touches them must be equipped with iron and the shaft of a spear, and with fire to burn, they shall be completely consumed in their resting place .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 23:7, so the Hebrew word וְאִישׁ֙ (veish) 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.23.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.7.W1.S1) and character.