Isaiah 21:9:4Isa.21.9.W4TAB
אִ֔ישׁ
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ISH
- phraseyour reading level
RE-khev ISH
- clause
ve-hin-NE-ze BA RE-khev ISH TSE-med pa-ra-SHIM
- sentence
ve-hin-NE-ze BA RE-khev ISH TSE-med pa-ra-SHIM va-ya-AN va-yo-MER naf-LA naf-LA BA-vel ve-KHOL-pe-si-LE e-lo-HE-ha shi-BAR la-A-rets
Exegesis
The construct chain reḵeḇ ʾîš ṣe·meḏ pā·rā·šîm {רֶכֶב אִישׁ צֶמֶד פָּרָשִׁים | re·ḵe·ḇ ʾîš ṣe·meḏ pā·rā·šîm} combines a collective noun with a dual noun to emphasize two mounted riders.
In context — Isaiah 21:9
And behold, here comes a chariot of a man with a pair of horsemen. And he answered and said, “Babylon has fallen, has fallen; and all the idols of her gods he has shattered to the ground .”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 21:9, so the Hebrew word אִ֔ישׁ (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 Isa.21.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.9.W4.S1) and character.