Proverbs 6:27:2Prov.6.27.W2TAB
אִ֓ישׁ
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
ha-yakh-TEH ISH
- clause
ha-yakh-TEH ISH ESH be-khe-KO
- sentence
ha-yakh-TEH ISH ESH be-khe-KO u-ve-ga-DAV LO tis-sa-RAF-na
Exegesis
The noun ʾîš {אִישׁ | ʾîš} ‘man’ serves as the general subject, while ʾēš {אֵשׁ | ʾēš} ‘fire’ appears within the locative phrase bə-ḥêykô {בְּחֵיקוֹ | bə-ḥêykô} ‘in his bosom,’ highlighting perilous proximity.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Yod–Shin
“man, individual”
In context — Proverbs 6:27
Can a man take fire in his bosom and his clothes not be burned?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 6:27, so the Hebrew word אִ֓ישׁ (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.6.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.27.W2.S1) and character.