Leviticus 21:17:4Lev.21.17.W4TAB
אִ֣ישׁ
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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Word in context
- word
ISH
- phraseyour reading level
ISH miz-zar-a-KHA
- clause
ISH miz-zar-a-KHA le-do-ro-TAM a-SHER yih-YEH VO MUM LO yik-RAV le-hak-RIV LE-khem e-lo-HAV
- sentence
da-BER el-a-ha-RON le-MOR ISH miz-zar-a-KHA le-do-ro-TAM a-SHER yih-YEH VO MUM LO yik-RAV le-hak-RIV LE-khem e-lo-HAV
Root and etymology
ʾ-šaleph-shin
“man, individual”
In context — Leviticus 21:17
Speak to Aaron, saying, “Any man from your descendants through their generations who has in him a defect shall not approach to offer the bread of his God .”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 21:17, so the Hebrew word אִ֣ישׁ (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.21.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.17.W4.S1) and character.