Exodus 18:16:8Exod.18.16.W8TAB
אִ֖ישׁ
ish
“a man”
- Transliteration
- ISH
- Extended
- EESH
- IPA
- /ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a 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
- phraseyour reading level
BEIN ISH
- clause
ki-ye-HYEH lah-HEM da-VAR BA eh-LAI veh-shah-FAHT-TEE BEIN ISH oo-BEIN reh-E-hu
- sentence
ki-ye-HYEH lah-HEM da-VAR BA eh-LAI veh-shah-FAHT-TEE BEIN ISH oo-BEIN reh-E-hu veh-hoh-da-TEE et-khoo-KEI ha-e-lo-HIM veh-et-toh-ro-TAAV
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bein ish u-vein reʿehu {בֵּין אִישׁ וּבֵין רֵעֵהוּ | bēn ʾîš û-bēn rē-ʿē-hû} emphasizes impartial mediation between closely related parties.
In context — Exodus 18:16
Whenever they have a matter come to them, it comes to me and I judge between a man and his fellow, and I make known the statutes of God and His laws .
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 18:16, 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 Exod.18.16.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.16.W8.S1) and character.