Isaiah 13:7:5Isa.13.7.W5TAB
אֱנ֖וֹשׁ
enosh
“a man or human”
- Transliteration
- e-NOSH
- Extended
- eh-NOHSH
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈnoːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a man or human
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-NOSH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-khol-le-VAV e-NOSH
- clause
ve-khol-le-VAV e-NOSH yim-MAS
- sentence
al-KE-n kol-ya-DA-yim tir-pe-NA ve-khol-le-VAV e-NOSH yim-MAS
Exegesis
In the second clause, the noun lē-ḇāḇ {לֵבָב | lē-ḇāḇ} ‘heart’ functions metaphorically as the seat of determination, while ʾə-nôš {אֱנוֹשׁ | ʾə-nôš} ‘mortal one’ highlights human frailty.
Root and etymology
א־נ־שׁ
“mortal; frail one”
In context — Isaiah 13:7
Therefore all hands will become weak, and every human heart will melt.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 13:7, so the Hebrew word אֱנ֖וֹשׁ (enosh) 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 Isa.13.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.7.W5.S1) and character.