Proverbs 21:8:3Prov.21.8.W3TAB
אִ֣ישׁ
ish
“of a man”
- Transliteration
- ISH
- Extended
- EESH
- IPA
- /ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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
ha-FAKH-PAKH DE-rekh ISH va-ZAR
- sentence
ha-FAKH-PAKH DE-rekh ISH va-ZAR ve-ZAKH ya-SHAR pa-o-LO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the adjective hafakhpakh {הֲפַכְפַּךְ | ha-faḵ-paḵ} ‘perverse’ modifying derekh {דֶּרֶךְ | de-reḵ} ‘way’, a fronted adjective that intensifies the negative attribute before ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš} ‘man’.
In context — Proverbs 21:8
A man’s course is perverse and strange, but the work of the pure is upright.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 21:8, 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.21.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.8.W3.S1) and character.