Numbers 6:2:6Num.6.2.W6TAB
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 o-i-SHAH
- clause
ISH o-i-SHAH KI yaf-LEE lin-DOR NE-der na-ZIR le-ha-ZIR la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM ISH o-i-SHAH KI yaf-LEE lin-DOR NE-der na-ZIR le-ha-ZIR la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The inclusion of ish o-ishah {אִישׁ אֽוֹ־אִשָּׁה | ʾîš ʾō-ʾîššā} ‘man or woman’ ensures full participation.
In context — Numbers 6:2
Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, “If a man or a woman distinctly makes a vow of a Nazirite to set himself or herself apart to the LORD .”
About this coordinate
Numbers 6:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 6:2, 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.6.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.6.2.W6.S1) and character.