בָ/אִ֤ישׁ

𐤁/𐤀𐤉𐤔

ʼîysh

against the man

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.

H376

Genesis 19:9 · Word #15

Lexicon H376

Lemmaאִישׁ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤉𐤔
Transliterationʼîysh
Strong'sH376
DefinitionA 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 HRd/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

Common Translation

Phraseagainst the man

SIBI-P1 Translation H376-50

man

Morphological NotesNoun, common, masculine singular, absolute state.
Rendering RationaleThe noun is masculine singular absolute, denoting a single male human being or individual. "Man" preserves the core root meaning of אישׁ as an individual male person without adding contextual nuance.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

against the man

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleP1 is missing the prepositional nuance ('against') which is contextually necessary given the crowd's action towards Lot; matches common and SILEX sense.