Leviticus 25:17:3Lev.25.17.W3TAB
אִ֣ישׁ
ish
“a man”
- Transliteration
- ISH
- 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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Word in context
- word
ISH
- phraseyour reading level
ISH et-a-mi-TO
- clause
ve-LO to-NU ISH et-a-mi-TO ve-ya-RE-ta me-e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
ve-LO to-NU ISH et-a-mi-TO ve-ya-RE-ta me-e-lo-HE-kha KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
Exegesis
The phrase ʾîš {אִישׁ | ʾîš} + ʿă-mîṯ-ô {עֲמִיתוֹ | ʿă-mîṯ-ô}, marked by ʾet {אֶת | ʾet}, conveys a distributive prohibition against mistreating a fellow.
In context — Leviticus 25:17
And you shall not oppress any man his fellow, but you shall fear the LORD your God , for I am the LORD your God.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 25:17, 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.25.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.17.W3.S1) and character.