Exodus 21:20:2Exod.21.20.W2TAB
אִ֨ישׁ
ish
“a man”
- Transliteration
- ISH
- Extended
- EESH
- IPA
- /ʔiːʃ/
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-khi-ya-KEH ISH et-av-DO
- clause
ve-khi-ya-KEH ISH et-av-DO OH et-a-ma-TO ba-SHE-vet u-MET TA-khat ya-DO
- sentence
ve-khi-ya-KEH ISH et-av-DO OH et-a-ma-TO ba-SHE-vet u-MET TA-khat ya-DO na-KOM yin-na-KEM
Exegesis
The Hifil imperfect verb ya-keh {יַכֶּה | ya-qeh} ‘strikes’ conveys intentional violence by ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš} ‘a man’.
Root and etymology
א־י־ש
“man, person”
In context — Exodus 21:20
And if a man strikes his male slave or his female slave with a rod, and he dies under his hand, he shall surely be avenged .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 21:20, so the Hebrew word אִ֨ישׁ (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.21.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.20.W2.S1) and character.