Judges 20:25:14Judg.20.25.W14TAB
אִ֖ישׁ
ish
“man”
- Transliteration
- ISH
- Extended
- EESH
- IPA
- /ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- clause
va-ye-TSE bin-ya-MIN lik-ra-TAM min-ha-giv-A ba-YOM ha-she-NI va-yash-khi-TU viv-NE yis-ra-EL OD she-MO-nat a-SAR E-lef ISH AR-tsa
- sentence
va-ye-TSE bin-ya-MIN lik-ra-TAM min-ha-giv-A ba-YOM ha-she-NI va-yash-khi-TU viv-NE yis-ra-EL OD she-MO-nat a-SAR E-lef ISH AR-tsa kol-E-le shol-FE kha-REV
Exegesis
The noun īš {אִישׁ | īš} denotes a collective force, and the participle šōlpê {שֹׁלְפֵי | šōlpê} with ḥārēḇ {חָֽרֶב | ḥārēḇ} emphasizes the warriors’ status.
Root and etymology
’-y-šaleph–yod–shin
“man”
In context — Judges 20:25
And Benjamin went out from Gibeah to meet them on the second day, and again struck down eighteen thousand men of the sons of Israel, all these wielders of the sword.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:25:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Judges 20:25, so the Hebrew word אִ֖ישׁ (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 Judg.20.25.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.25.W14.S1) and character.