אַלְמֹנִ֖י
𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤉
ʼalmônîy
and-such
An unnamed or unspecified individual, 'so-and-so'; a formulaic expression used to indicate a person whose actual identity is concealed or irrelevant to the context. The term carries the connotation of anonymity, referring to someone whose name is purposely withheld or unknown in a narrative.
2 Kings 6:8 · Word #13
Lexicon H492
| Lemma | אַלְמֹנִי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤉 |
| Transliteration | ʼalmônîy |
| Strong's | H492 |
| Definition | An unnamed or unspecified individual, 'so-and-so'; a formulaic expression used to indicate a person whose actual identity is concealed or irrelevant to the context. The term carries the connotation of anonymity, referring to someone whose name is purposely withheld or unknown in a narrative. |
Morphology HAamsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | a — Adjective — Adjective |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and-such |
SIBI-P1 Translation H492-01
anonymous one
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, masculine singular, absolute; used substantively to denote an unnamed male individual. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering "anonymous one" reflects the root idea of concealment (עלם) by conveying a person whose identity is hidden. As a masculine singular adjective in the absolute state, it functions substantively to describe an unnamed individual. |
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