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

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot

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Word in context

  1. word

    ISH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-yakh-TEH ISH

  3. clause

    ha-yakh-TEH ISH ESH be-khe-KO

  4. 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 contextProverbs 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.