Proverbs 7:10:2Prov.7.10.W2TAB
אִ֭שָּׁה
isha
“a woman”
- Transliteration
- i-SHA
- Extended
- ih-SHAA
- IPA
- /ʔiʃˈʃaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a woman
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
i-SHA
- clause
ve-hi-NE i-SHA li-kra-TO
- sentence
ve-hi-NE i-SHA li-kra-TO SHIT zo-NA u-ne-tsu-RAT LEV
Exegesis
The noun ishah {אִשָּׁה | ʾiššāh} ‘woman’ links to the infinitive construct likrato {לִקְרָאתוֹ | li-qə-rā-ṯō} to indicate intent “to meet him.”
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–shin–heh
“woman”
In context — Proverbs 7:10
And behold, a woman came to meet him, wearing the attire of a prostitute and crafty at heart .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 7:10, so the Hebrew word אִ֭שָּׁה (isha) 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.7.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.10.W2.S1) and character.