מֵ/אִישׁ֙

𐤌/𐤀𐤉𐤔

meish

from man

contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.

H376

Joshua 6:21 · Word #6

Lexicon H376

Lemmaאִישׁ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤉𐤔
Transliterationʼîysh
Strong'sH376
In-contextfrom man

Morphology HR/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

SIBI-P1 H376-42

from **a-man**

Rootאיש (ʾ-y-š)
Core Meaningsman, male individual, person, extant being
Semantic Rangeman (generic adult male), husband, each/every man, fellow, person (sometimes inclusive), champion, steward, any/ certain (man); often adjunctive or indefinite.
Conceptual Significanceאִישׁ emphasizes individuality and male personhood, contrasting with collective terms like עם ('people'); theologically underscores personal responsibility, covenant roles (e.g., husband in marriage), and divine address to individuals amid Israel, highlighting God's concern for each **a-man** in exile and restoration narratives.
Morphological NotesHR/Ncmsa: Hebrew preposition מֵ/ + Noun common masculine singular absolute (construct form); occurs in 18 instances with minor orthographic variations.
Rendering RationaleThe form מֵ/אִישׁ is a preposition מֵן ('from') + masculine singular noun אִישׁ in construct state (HR/Ncmsa), rendered as 'from **a-man**' to preserve the literal sense of separation from a male individual while morphologically matching the masculine singular with 'a-man'; the bolding highlights the root connection to its core meaning of 'man as extant person'. This avoids generic 'man' translations that obscure the gendered specificity.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root איש (man, male individual, person, extant being)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H376-01 anashay my man-folk
H376-02 anashayv his man-kind
H376-03 anashey men of

Word Usage (2187 occurrences of H376)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 2:23 מֵ/אִ֖ישׁ meish from man
Genesis 2:24 אִ֔ישׁ ish a man
Genesis 3:6 לְ/אִישָׁ֛/הּ leishah to her husband
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