אִישׁ
Strong's H376
ʼîysh
/eesh/
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H376
- Hebrew
- אִישׁ
- Transliteration
- ʼîysh
- Pronunciation
- /eesh/
- KJV Translations
- 27 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Derivation
contracted for H582 (אֱנוֹשׁ) (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant);H582 (ʼĕnôwsh)
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
alsoanotherany (man)a certain[phrase] championconsenteachevery (one)fellow(foot-husband-) man(good-greatmighty) manhehigh (degree)him (that is)husbandman(-kind)[phrase] noneonepeopleperson[phrase] stewardwhat (man) soeverwhoso(-ever)worthy
Compare H802 (אִשָּׁה).
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of ʼîysh:
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwshH582“another”
אִשָּׁהʼishshâhH802“(adulter) ess”
אִישׁʼîyshH377“show (one) self a man”
אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁתʼÎysh-BôshethH378“Ish-bosheth”
אִישְׁהוֹדʼÎyshᵉhôwdH379“Ishod”
אִישׁוֹןʼîyshôwnH380“apple (of the eye)”
אִישׁ־חַיִלʼÎysh-ChayilH381“a valiant man”
אִישׁ־טוֹבʼÎysh-ṬôwbH382“Ish-tob”
אֶשְׁבַּעַלʼEshbaʻalH792“Eshbaal”
בְּלִיַּעַלbᵉlîyaʻalH1100“Belial”
בֶּן־יְמִינִיBen-yᵉmîynîyH1145“Benjamite”
כִּכָּרkikkârH3603“loaf”
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