Judges 20:11:5Judg.20.11.W5TAB
כְּאִ֥ישׁ
keish
“as a man”
- Transliteration
- ke-ISH
- Extended
- keh-EESH
- IPA
- /kəˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- as 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 e-KHAD
- sentence
va-ye-a-SEF kol-ISH yis-ra-EL el-ha-IR ke-ISH e-KHAD kha-ve-RIM
Exegesis
The idiom kə-’îš ʾeḥāḏ {כְאִישׁ אֶחָד | kə-’îš ʾeḥāḏ} literally “like one man” emphasizes unwavering unity.
Root and etymology
’-y-šaleph–yod–shin
“man”
In context — Judges 20:11
And all the men of Israel were gathered against the city as one man, united as companions .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Judges 20:11, so the Hebrew word כְּאִ֥ישׁ (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 Judg.20.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.11.W5.S1) and character.