Exodus 21:12:2Exod.21.12.W2TAB
אִ֛ישׁ
eesh
“a man”
- Transliteration
- EESH
- 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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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
EESH
- phraseyour reading level
ma-KEH EESH
- sentence
ma-KEH EESH va-MET MOT yoo-MAT
Exegesis
It is followed by the noun ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš} ‘man’, marking the victim.
Root and etymology
א־י־ש
“man, person”
In context — Exodus 21:12
Whoever strikes a man and he dies, he must be put to death .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 21:12, so the Hebrew word אִ֛ישׁ (eesh) 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.21.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.12.W2.S1) and character.