אִשְׁתִּ֔/י

𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤉

ʼishshâh

my wife

Adult female human, typically in contrast to אָדָם ('man, human/husband'), with contextual senses of 'woman' and 'wife.' Used for women of various statuses (free, married, unmarried), and frequently as a legal or social designation. The semantic range encompasses general 'woman,' 'wife' (especially in family or legal contexts), and in extended uses, denotes 'female' of the species or collective groups of women.

H802

Hosea 2:4 · Word #7

Lexicon H802

Lemmaאִשָּׁה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤔𐤄
Transliterationʼishshâh
Strong'sH802
DefinitionAdult female human, typically in contrast to אָדָם ('man, human/husband'), with contextual senses of 'woman' and 'wife.' Used for women of various statuses (free, married, unmarried), and frequently as a legal or social designation. The semantic range encompasses general 'woman,' 'wife' (especially in family or legal contexts), and in extended uses, denotes 'female' of the species or collective groups of women.

Morphology HNcfsc/Sp1cs All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

Common Translation

Phrasemy wife

SIBI-P1 Translation H802-10

my woman

Morphological NotesNoun, feminine singular construct + 1cs pronominal suffix ("my").
Rendering RationaleThe noun אִשָּׁה denotes an adult female human as the feminine counterpart to אִישׁ (man). The construct singular form with 1st person common singular suffix yields "my woman," preserving both the feminine singular morphology and the possessive suffix without restricting the sense to marital context.

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