אִ֣ישׁ
𐤀𐤉𐤔
ʼîysh
the men
A male human being; an individual man; often used to denote a person in general (regardless of gender in legal or representative contexts); also employed as a term for 'husband' or for one's counterpart, neighbor, or associate. In specific constructions, functions as an indefinite pronoun ('someone,' 'anyone,' 'each,' 'every') or as a component in descriptive and relational phrases.
1 Samuel 17:24 · Word #2
Lexicon H376
| Lemma | אִישׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤉𐤔 |
| Transliteration | ʼîysh |
| Strong's | H376 |
| Definition | A male human being; an individual man; often used to denote a person in general (regardless of gender in legal or representative contexts); also employed as a term for 'husband' or for one's counterpart, neighbor, or associate. In specific constructions, functions as an indefinite pronoun ('someone,' 'anyone,' 'each,' 'every') or as a component in descriptive and relational phrases. |
Morphology HNcmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the men |
SIBI-P1 Translation H376-17
man
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common, masculine singular, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun denotes a single male human individual and can extend to a representative person. The masculine singular absolute form is preserved by the simple rendering "man." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
man
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'man' is correct as the base form, since the Hebrew is singular but can collectively mean 'each man' or 'everyone.' Retained as is to preserve the one-to-one mapping. |