Proverbs 25:18:5Prov.25.18.W5TAB
אִ֥ישׁ
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
- phraseyour reading level
ISH O-ne ve-re-E-HU
- clause
ISH O-ne ve-re-E-HU ED sha-KER
- sentence
me-FITS ve-KHE-rev ve-KHETS sha-NUN ISH O-ne ve-re-E-HU ED sha-KER
Exegesis
The subject ʾîš ʿōnēh {אִישׁ עֹנֶה | ʾîš ʿōnēh} ‘a man answering’ employs a participle expressing agentive action.
In context — Proverbs 25:18
A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a breaker , a sword, and a sharp arrow.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 25:18, so the Hebrew word אִ֥ישׁ (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.25.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.18.W5.S1) and character.