Numbers 19:9:2Num.19.9.W2TAB
אִ֣ישׁ
ish
“a man”
- Transliteration
- ISH
- Extended
- EESH
- IPA
- /ˈʔiʃ/
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
ISH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-SAF ISH ta-HOR
- clause
ve-a-SAF ISH ta-HOR ET E-fer ha-pa-RA ve-hi-NI-akh mi-KHUTS la-ma-kha-NEH be-ma-KOM ta-HOR
- sentence
ve-a-SAF ISH ta-HOR ET E-fer ha-pa-RA ve-hi-NI-akh mi-KHUTS la-ma-kha-NEH be-ma-KOM ta-HOR ve-ha-ye-TAH la-a-DAT be-NEI-YIS-ra-EL le-mish-MER-et le-MEI ni-DAH khat-TAT HOO
Exegesis
The subject ish tahor {אִישׁ טָהוֹר | ’îš ṭāhôr} ‘a pure person’ qualifies the agent.
In context — Numbers 19:9
And a man who is clean shall gather the ashes of the heifer and deposit them outside the camp in a clean place; and they shall be kept for the congregation of the sons of Israel as a reserve for water of impurity, a sin-offering .
About this coordinate
Numbers 19:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 19:9, 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 Num.19.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.19.9.W2.S1) and character.