Proverbs 16:28:1Prov.16.28.W1TAB
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
ISH tah-he-pu-KHOT ye-shal-LAKH ma-DON
- sentence
ISH tah-he-pu-KHOT ye-shal-LAKH ma-DON ve-nir-GAN mah-fe-RID al-LUF
Exegesis
The opening construct phrase ish tahpukhot {אִישׁ תַּהְפֻּכוֹת | ʾîš tăhp-û-kōṯ} ‘man of distortions’ establishes the character’s corrupt nature.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ y š
“man, individual”
In context — Proverbs 16:28
A man of perversions sends out strife, and a whisperer separates close friends .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 16:28, 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.16.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.28.W1.S1) and character.