Proverbs 24:34:4Prov.24.34.W4TAB
כְּאִ֣ישׁ
keish
“like a man”
- Transliteration
- ke-ISH
- Extended
- keh-EESH
- IPA
- /kəˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- like a man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ke-ISH
- phraseyour reading level
ke-ISH ma-GEN
- clause
u-ma-kh-so-RE-kha ke-ISH ma-GEN
- sentence
u-VA-mi-te-ha-LEKH RE-she-kha u-ma-kh-so-RE-kha ke-ISH ma-GEN
Exegesis
The simile ke-ish {כְּאִישׁ | kə-ʾîš} ‘as a man’ introduces the metaphor with magen {מָגֵן | mā-ḡên} ‘shield,’ framing lack as a hostile combatant. English renderings preserve the Hebrew order’s emphasis on inevitability and threat while adapting the similes for clarity.
In context — Proverbs 24:34
And your poverty will come like a wanderer, and your lack, like an armed man .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:34:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 24:34, so the Hebrew word כְּאִ֣ישׁ (keish) 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.24.34.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.34.W4.S1) and character.