נְשֵׁ֣י
𐤍𐤔𐤉
neshey
wives
feminine of אִישׁ or אֱנוֹשׁ; irregular plural, נָשִׁים;(used in the same wide sense as אֱנוֹשׁ); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
Genesis 37:2 · Word #22
Lexicon H802
| Lemma | אִשָּׁה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤔𐤄 |
| Transliteration | ʼishshâh |
| Strong's | H802 |
| In-context | wives |
Morphology HNcfpc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H802-38
women of
| Root | אשה (ʾ-š-h) |
| Core Meanings | woman, wife, female, womanhood |
| Semantic Range | women, wives, female members of a group, women belonging to a household or people, sometimes used distributively (each woman) |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical literature, אִשָּׁה and its plural forms denote both individual women and covenantal partners (wives), highlighting familial structure, lineage, inheritance, and covenant continuity within Israelite society. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun common feminine plural construct (HNcfpc). From the irregular plural נָשִׁים of אִשָּׁה; נְשֵׁי is the construct form used before a following noun to express "women/wives of." |
| Rendering Rationale | The form נְשֵׁי is the feminine plural construct of אִשָּׁה, meaning "woman" or "wife." The rendering "women of" preserves the plural feminine sense and reflects the construct state, indicating possession or association with what follows. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אשה (woman, wife, female, womanhood)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H802-02 |
beisheto | with his woman-wife |
H802-04 |
eshet | wife of |
H802-03 |
eshet | wife of |
Word Usage (781 occurrences of H802)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 2:22 | לְ/אִשָּׁ֑ה | leishah | into a woman |
| Genesis 2:23 | אִשָּׁ֔ה | ishah | woman |
| Genesis 2:24 | בְּ/אִשְׁתּ֔/וֹ | beisheto | to his wife |