Proverbs 28:11:3Prov.28.11.W3TAB
אִ֣ישׁ
ish
“a man”
- Transliteration
- ISH
- Extended
- EESH
- IPA
- /ʔiːʃ/
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
KHA-KHAM be-EI-nav ISH a-SHIR
- sentence
KHA-KHAM be-EI-nav ISH a-SHIR ve-DAL me-VIN yakh-ke-RE-nu
Exegesis
The compound noun phrase ish ashir {אִישׁ עָשִׁיר | ʾîš ʿā-šîr} ‘man rich’ serves as the subject.
In context — Proverbs 28:11
A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with understanding examines him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 28:11, 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.28.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.11.W3.S1) and character.