Judges 19:17:4Judg.19.17.W4TAB
אֶת־הָאִ֥ישׁ
ethaish
“{direct object} the man”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ISH
- Extended
- eht-hah-EESH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
et-ha-ISH
- phraseyour reading level
et-ha-ISH ha-o-RE-akh
- clause
va-yi-SA e-NAI-v va-YAR-e et-ha-ISH ha-o-RE-akh bir-KHOv ha-IR
- sentence
va-yi-SA e-NAI-v va-YAR-e et-ha-ISH ha-o-RE-akh bir-KHOv ha-IR va-YO-meR ha-ISH ha-za-KEN a-NA te-LEKH u-me-A-yin ta-VO
Exegesis
The direct object is marked by et-ha-ish {אֶת־הָאִ֥ישׁ | ʾet-hā-ʾîš} ‘the man,’ which is specified by ha-oreakh {הָאֹרֵ֖חַ | hā-ʾō-rê-aḥ} ‘traveler,’ indicating a temporary guest.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–yod–shin
“man, person”
In context — Judges 19:17
And he lifted his eyes and saw the traveler in the city square; and the old man said, “Where are you going, and from where do you come?”
About this coordinate
Judges 19:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 19:17, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָאִ֥ישׁ (ethaish) 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 Judg.19.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.17.W4.S1) and character.