Jeremiah 23:9:8Jer.23.9.W8TAB
כְּאִ֣ישׁ
keish
“like a man”
- Transliteration
- ke-ISH
- Extended
- keh-EESH
- IPA
- /kəˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- like a man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ke-ISH
- phraseyour reading level
ke-ISH shi-KHOR
- clause
la-ne-vi-IM nish-BAR li-BI ve-kir-BI ra-kha-FU KAL-a-tsmo-TAI ha-YI-ti ke-ISH shi-KHOR u-khe-GE-ver a-va-RO YA-yin
- sentence
la-ne-vi-IM nish-BAR li-BI ve-kir-BI ra-kha-FU KAL-a-tsmo-TAI ha-YI-ti ke-ISH shi-KHOR u-khe-GE-ver a-va-RO YA-yin mip-ne Ye-ho-VAH u-mip-ne div-RE kad-SHO
Exegesis
The perfect hayiti {הָיִיתִי | hā·yî·tî} ‘I have become’ introduces two similes: k’ish shikkor {כְּאִישׁ שִׁכּ֗וֹר | kə·’îš ši·kkôr} ‘like a man made drunk’ and u-ke-gever avaro yayin {וּכְגֶבֶר עֲבָרוֹ יָיִן | u·kə·ge·ver ʿă·vā·rô yā·yīn} ‘like a mighty man overcome by wine’.
In context — Jeremiah 23:9
Concerning the prophets: My heart is crushed within me; all my bones tremble. I am like a man made drunk, like a strong man overcome by wine, because of the LORD and because of the words of His holiness .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 23:9, so the Hebrew word כְּאִ֣ישׁ (keish) 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 Jer.23.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.9.W8.S1) and character.