בְּ/אַנְשֵׁ֖י
𐤁/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉
ʼîysh
among 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.
Genesis 17:23 · Word #16
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 HR/Ncmpc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | among the men |
SIBI-P1 Translation H376-12
among men of
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ + noun masculine plural construct of אִישׁ. |
| Rendering Rationale | The base noun אִישׁ means "man" or "individual." In the masculine plural construct form אַנְשֵׁי it means "men of," and the prefixed בְּ adds the sense "in" or "among," yielding "among men of" while preserving number and construct state. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
among men of
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 accurately reflects the construct and prepositional structure of the phrase in context. |