הָ/אִ֖ישׁ

𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔

haish

the man

contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); 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); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.

H376

2 Kings 13:21 · Word #11

Lexicon H376

Lemmaאִישׁ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤉𐤔
Transliterationʼîysh
Strong'sH376
In-contextthe man

Morphology HTd/Ncmsa 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 a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H376-16

the manly one

Rootאוש (ʾ-w-š)
Core Meaningsstrength, existence, extant being, vigor
Semantic Rangeman (as individual or male), husband, each/every man, fellow, person (generic but often masculine), another, certain one, champion, mighty man.
Conceptual Significanceאִישׁ emphasizes the strong, individual male essence, foundational in creation (Gen 2:23-24) linking to אִשָּׁה 'woman,' underscoring God's marital design of complementary unity from shared origin; used ~2,000x, it highlights human agency, responsibility, and covenant roles in theological contexts.
Morphological NotesHTd/Ncmsa: definite article הָ + noun אִישׁ (masculine common singular absolute state).
Rendering Rationale'Manly one' preserves the root אוש meaning 'strength' or 'to be extant,' evoking a vigorous, individual male distinct from generic humanity, while 'the' directly reflects the definite article הָ; 'manly' conveys masculine gender and singular number as per Ncmsa morphology.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root אוש (strength, existence, extant being, vigor)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H376-18 ishekhe your man
H376-51 veish and a man
H3101-02 veyoash and Yahu-has-given

Word Usage (2187 occurrences of H376)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 2:23 מֵ/אִ֖ישׁ meish from man
Genesis 2:24 אִ֔ישׁ ish a man
Genesis 3:6 לְ/אִישָׁ֛/הּ leishah to her husband
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