Zechariah 13:4:6Zech.13.4.W6TAB
אִ֥ישׁ
ish
“a man or each one”
- Transliteration
- ISH
- Extended
- EESH
- IPA
- /ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a man or each one
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
ISH me-khez-YO-no
- clause
ve-ha-YA ba-YOM ha-HU ye-VO-shu han-ne-vi-IM ISH me-khez-YO-no be-hin-na-ve-O-to
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ba-YOM ha-HU ye-VO-shu han-ne-vi-IM ISH me-khez-YO-no be-hin-na-ve-O-to ve-LO yil-be-SHU ad-DE-ret se-AR le-MA-an ka-KHESH
Exegesis
The expression hanneviim ish {הַנְּבִיאִ֛ים אִ֥ישׁ | hannəvîʼîm îš} ‘the prophets each man’ emphasizes both collective and individual prophecy.
In context — Zechariah 13:4
And it shall come to pass on that day that the prophets will each be ashamed of their vision when they prophesy, and they will not wear a cloak of hair for deception.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 13:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Zechariah 13:4, so the Hebrew word אִ֥ישׁ (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 Zech.13.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.13.4.W6.S1) and character.