Exodus 21:16:2Exod.21.16.W2TAB
אִ֧ישׁ
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
ve-go-NEV ISH oo-me-kha-RO
- sentence
ve-go-NEV ISH oo-me-kha-RO ve-nim-TSA be-ya-DO MOHT yoo-MAT
Exegesis
The noun ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš} ‘man’ serves as the direct object.
Root and etymology
א־י־ש
“man, person”
In context — Exodus 21:16
Anyone who steals a man and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 21:16, so the Hebrew word אִ֧ישׁ (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.21.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.16.W2.S1) and character.