Ezekiel 18:8:14Ezek.18.8.W14TAB
לְאִֽישׁ׃
leish
“to a man”
- Transliteration
- le-ISH
- Extended
- leh-EESH
- IPA
- /ləˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to a man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-ISH
- clause
mish-PAT e-MET ya-a-SE BEN ISH le-ISH
- sentence
ba-NE-shekh lo-YI-ten ve-tar-BIT LO yik-KAKH me-O-vel ya-SHIV YA-do mish-PAT e-MET ya-a-SE BEN ISH le-ISH
Exegesis
The collocation mišpāṭ ʾemet {מִשְׁפַּט אֱמֶת | mišpāṭ ʾemet} ‘judgment truth’ emphasizes honest adjudication, and the prepositional phrase bēn ʾîš lə-ʾîš {בֵּין אִישׁ לְאִישׁ | bēn ʾîš lə-ʾîš} frames impartial justice among equals.
Root and etymology
’-y-š
“man, person”
In context — Ezekiel 18:8
He does not lend at interest nor take a profit; from injustice he withdraws his hand; he executes true judgment between one person and another.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:8:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Ezekiel 18:8, so the Hebrew word לְאִֽישׁ׃ (leish) 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 Ezek.18.8.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.8.W14.S1) and character.