The meaning of “אִישׁוֹן”
Understanding ʼîyshôwn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
diminutive from אִישׁ apple (of the eye), black, obscure. - the little man of the eye - the pupil or ball - hence, the m...
אִישׁוֹן
diminutive from אִישׁ apple (of the eye), black, obscure. - the little man of the eye - the pupil or ball - hence, the middle (of night) 1) pupil of the eye 2) middle of the night (that is the deepest blackness)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 32:10 | “He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.” Word: אִישׁוֹן (ʼîyshôwn) | |
| Psalms 17:8 | “Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,” Word: אִישׁוֹן (ʼîyshôwn) | |
| Proverbs 7:2 | “Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.” Word: אִישׁוֹן (ʼîyshôwn) | |
| Proverbs 7:9 | “In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:” Word: אִישׁוֹן (ʼîyshôwn) | |
| Proverbs 20:20 | “Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.” Word: אִישׁוֹן (ʼîyshôwn) |