Leviticus 18:6:1Lev.18.6.W1TAB
אִ֥ישׁ
ish
“any man”
- Transliteration
- ISH
- Extended
- EESH
- IPA
- /ʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- any 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
- phraseyour reading level
ISH ISH
- clause
ISH ISH el-kol-she-ER be-sa-RO LO tik-re-VOO le-gal-LOT er-VAAH
- sentence
ISH ISH el-kol-she-ER be-sa-RO LO tik-re-VOO le-gal-LOT er-VAAH a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse begins with a doubled ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš} conveying distributive emphasis.
Root and etymology
ʾ-y-š
“man, individual”
In context — Leviticus 18:6
None of you is to approach any close relative to uncover nakedness; I am the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 18:6, so the Hebrew word אִ֥ישׁ (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 Lev.18.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.6.W1.S1) and character.