Proverbs 11:17:3Prov.11.17.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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The word
Word in context
- word
ISH
- clause
go-MEL NA-fe-sho ISH KHA-sed
- sentence
go-MEL NA-fe-sho ISH KHA-sed ve-o-KHER she-E-ro a-khe-za-RI
Exegesis
The participle gomel {גֹּמֵל | go-mel} ‘one who deals’ combines with ish {אִישׁ | īš} ‘man’ and chased {חָסֶד | ḥā-sed} ‘kindness’ in a construct phrase to express “man of kindness.”
In context — Proverbs 11:17
A man of kindness does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 11:17, 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 Prov.11.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.17.W3.S1) and character.