Judges 19:23:13Judg.19.23.W13TAB
הָאִ֤ישׁ
haish
“the man”
- Transliteration
- ha-ISH
- Extended
- haa-EESH
- IPA
- /haːˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ISH
- phraseyour reading level
ha-ISH ha-ZE
- clause
a-kha-RE a-sher-BA ha-ISH ha-ZE al-BE-ti al-ta-a-SU et-ha-ne-va-LA ha-ZOT
- sentence
va-ye-TSE a-le-HEM ha-ISH BA-al ha-BA-yit va-yo-MER a-le-HEM al-a-KHAI al-ta-RE-u NA a-kha-RE a-sher-BA ha-ISH ha-ZE al-BE-ti al-ta-a-SU et-ha-ne-va-LA ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The relative clause acharei asher ba ha’ish hazeh {אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־בָּא הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה | ʾaḥărê ʾăšer bāʾ hāʾîš hazzēh} establishes the sacred duty of hospitality by noting the guest’s arrival.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–yod–shin
“man, person”
In context — Judges 19:23
And the man, the owner of the house , went out to them and said, “No, my brothers, do not do harm, please. After this man has come into my house, do not do this disgraceful act .”
About this coordinate
Judges 19:23:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Judges 19:23, so the Hebrew word הָאִ֤ישׁ (haish) 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.19.23.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.23.W13.S1) and character.