Proverbs 26:12:2Prov.26.12.W2TAB
אִ֭ישׁ
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 kha-KHAM be-E-NAI-v
- clause
ra-I-ta ISH kha-KHAM be-E-NAI-v
- sentence
ra-I-ta ISH kha-KHAM be-E-NAI-v tik-VA likh-SIL mi-ME-nu
Exegesis
The noun phrase ish chakam {אִ֭ישׁ חָכָ֣ם | ’îš ḥā-kām} ‘a wise man’ is defined by the prepositional phrase be-einav {בְּעֵינָ֑יו | bə-‘êynāyw} ‘in his own eyes’, indicating self-perceived judgment.
Root and etymology
א־י־ש
“male person”
In context — Proverbs 26:12
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes ? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 26:12, so the Hebrew word אִ֭ישׁ (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.26.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.12.W2.S1) and character.