Proverbs 16:29:1Prov.16.29.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 kha-MAS ye-fat-TE re-E-HU
- sentence
ISH kha-MAS ye-fat-TE re-E-HU ve-ho-li-KHO be-DE-rekh LO-toV
Exegesis
The verse opens with the construct ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš} ‘man’ specified by chamas {חָמָס | ḥāmās} ‘violence’, forming a subject phrase ‘violent man’.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ y š
“man, individual”
In context — Proverbs 16:29
A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him in a path that is not good.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 16:29, 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.16.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.29.W1.S1) and character.