Proverbs 29:27:3Prov.29.27.W3TAB
אִ֣ישׁ
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
- clause
to-a-VAT tsa-di-KIM ISH A-vel
- sentence
to-a-VAT tsa-di-KIM ISH A-vel ve-to-a-VAT ra-SHA ye-SHAR-da-REKH
Exegesis
The nominal construct ish-avel {אִישׁ עָוֶל | ʾîš ʿā-vêl} ‘man of injustice’ functions as a psychosocial subject.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–yod–shin
“man, male”
In context — Proverbs 29:27
An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous , and one who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 29:27, 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.29.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.27.W3.S1) and character.