Deuteronomy 16:17:1Deut.16.17.W1TAB
אִ֖ישׁ
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
ISH ke-mat-NAT ya-DO
- sentence
ISH ke-mat-NAT ya-DO ke-vir-KAT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha a-SHER na-TAN-lakh
Exegesis
The verse begins with the subject noun ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš} “man,” highlighting individual responsibility.
Root and etymology
א־י־ש
“man”
In context — Deuteronomy 16:17
Each man shall give according to the gift of his hand, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which He has given to you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 16:17, so the Hebrew word אִ֖ישׁ (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 Deut.16.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.17.W1.S1) and character.