Ezekiel 22:30:3Ezek.22.30.W3TAB
אִ֣ישׁ
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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Word in context
- word
ISH
- phraseyour reading level
ISH go-DER-ga-DER ve-o-MED ba-PE-rets le-fa-NAI
- clause
va-a-vak-KESH me-HEM ISH go-DER-ga-DER ve-o-MED ba-PE-rets le-fa-NAI be-AD ha-A-rets le-vil-TI sha-kha-TA
- sentence
va-a-vak-KESH me-HEM ISH go-DER-ga-DER ve-o-MED ba-PE-rets le-fa-NAI be-AD ha-A-rets le-vil-TI sha-kha-TA ve-LO ma-TSA-ti
Exegesis
The noun ish {אִישׁ | ’îš} ‘a man’ remains indefinite, indicating any potential intercessor.
In context — Ezekiel 22:30
I searched among them for a man who would repair the wall and stand in the breach before Me on behalf of the land, so that I would not ruin it, but I found none.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 22:30:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 22:30, so the Hebrew word אִ֣ישׁ (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 Ezek.22.30.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.22.30.W3.S1) and character.