Proverbs 29:6:2Prov.29.6.W2TAB
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
be-FE-sha ISH RA mo-KESH
- sentence
be-FE-sha ISH RA mo-KESH ve-tsa-DIK ya-RUN ve-sa-ME-akh
Exegesis
It begins with the domain marker befesha {בְּפֶשַׁע | bə-phe-šaʿ} ‘in transgression’, specifying the sphere of action by the noun phrase ish ra {אִישׁ רָע | ʾîš rāʿ} ‘an evil man’.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–yod–shin
“man, male”
In context — Proverbs 29:6
In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare , but the righteous will rejoice and be glad.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 29:6, 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.29.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.6.W2.S1) and character.