Judges 20:8:3Judg.20.8.W3TAB
כְּאִ֥ישׁ
keish
“as one man”
- Transliteration
- ke-ISH
- Extended
- keh-EESH
- IPA
- /kəˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- as one 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-ISH
- phraseyour reading level
ke-ISH e-KHAD
- clause
va-YA-kam kol-ha-AM ke-ISH e-KHAD le-MOR
- sentence
va-YA-kam kol-ha-AM ke-ISH e-KHAD le-MOR LO ne-LEKH ISH le-a-ho-LO ve-LO na-SUR ISH le-VE-to
Exegesis
The repetition of ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš} with suffixes on le-ohalo {לְאָהֳלוֹ | lə-ʾōhā-lô} and le-beit-o {לְבֵיתֽוֹ | lə-ḇēṯô} personalizes each individual’s commitment, while the simile ke-ish echad {כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד | ke-ʾîš ʾeḥāḏ} underscores the unity of purpose.
Root and etymology
Root’sh
“man, person”
In context — Judges 20:8
And all the people arose as one man and said, “Not one of us will go to his tent , and not one of us will turn aside to his house .”
About this coordinate
Judges 20:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 20:8, 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.20.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.8.W3.S1) and character.