Numbers 16:35:9Num.16.35.W9TAB
אִישׁ
eesh
“men”
- Transliteration
- EESH
- Extended
- EESH
- IPA
- /ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- men
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
EESH mak-ri-VEI hak-to-RET
- sentence
u-ESH yats-A me-ET Ye-ho-VAH va-to-KHAL ET ha-kha-mi-SHIM u-ma-ta-YIM EESH mak-ri-VEI hak-to-RET
Exegesis
The particle et {אֵת | ʾēṯ} marks the direct object, followed by the coordinated numerals ha-chamishshim {הַחֲמִשִּׁים | haḥămiššîm} ‘the fifty’ and u-maatayim {וּמָאתַיִם | umāʾatayim} ‘the two hundred’, forming a precise numeric expression modifying ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš} ‘man.’
Root and etymology
aleph-yod-shinaleph-yod-shin
“man, individual”
In context — Numbers 16:35
And fire went out from the LORD and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense.
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:35:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 16:35, so the Hebrew word אִישׁ (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 Num.16.35.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.35.W9.S1) and character.