Leviticus 21:19:2Lev.21.19.W2TAB
אִ֔ישׁ
eesh
“a man”
- Transliteration
- EESH
- Extended
- EESH
- IPA
- /ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a 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
EESH
- phraseyour reading level
OH EESH
- clause
OH EESH a-SHER-yi-HYEH VO SHE-ver RA-gel
- sentence
OH EESH a-SHER-yi-HYEH VO SHE-ver RA-gel OH SHE-ver YAD
Exegesis
The disjunctive o ish {אוֹ אִישׁ | ʾô ʾîš} ‘or man’ introduces an alternative disqualification.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-n-š
“man, person”
In context — Leviticus 21:19
Or a man who has in him a broken foot or a broken hand .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 21:19, so the Hebrew word אִ֔ישׁ (eesh) 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.21.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.19.W2.S1) and character.