Genesis 19:9:13Gen.19.9.W13TAB
בָאִ֤ישׁ
vaish
“against the man”
- Transliteration
- va-ISH
- Extended
- vah-EESH
- IPA
- /vaː.ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- against the man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
va-ISH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yif-tse-RU va-ISH be-LOT
- clause
va-yif-tse-RU va-ISH be-LOT me-OD va-yig-ge-SHU lish-BOR had-DA-let
- sentence
va-yo-me-RU ges-ha-le-A va-yo-me-RU ha-e-KHAD ba-la-GUR va-yish-POT sha-FOT at-TA na-RA le-KHA me-HEM va-yif-tse-RU va-ISH be-LOT me-OD va-yig-ge-SHU lish-BOR had-DA-let
Root and etymology
ʾ-n-šaleph–nun–shin
“man, person”
In context — Genesis 19:9
But they said, “Move aside !” And they said, “This one came here to sojourn , and now he will surely judge! Now we will harm you more than them.” They pressed hard against the man—against Lot—and drew near to break the door.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:9:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Genesis 19:9, so the Hebrew word בָאִ֤ישׁ (vaish) 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 Gen.19.9.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.9.W13.S1) and character.