אֲנָשִׁ֗ים

𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌

anashim

men

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

Numbers 13:2 · Word #3

Lexicon H376

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

Morphology HNcmpa 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 a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H376-07

men

Rootאנשׁ (ʾ-n-š)
Core Meaningshumanity, persons, individuals, people
Semantic Rangeman as individual or male person; people, persons, humankind; adjunct to definite terms (e.g., every man, certain man); champion, fellow, husband-man, steward, whosoever.
Conceptual SignificanceEmphasizes human individuality within community, often highlighting social roles or collective responsibility in covenant contexts; its irregular form from אִישׁ/אִשָּׁה underscores relational distinctions between singular persons and plural groups, influencing theological views on humanity's social and gendered nature in biblical narratives.
Morphological NotesHNcmpa: Hebrew Noun, common (masculine), plural, absolute state; irregular plural derived from אִישׁ with nun infix (אֲנָשִׁים), featuring variant cantillation marks across occurrences.
Rendering RationaleThe form אֲנָשִׁים is a masculine plural noun (HNcmpa) functioning as the irregular plural of אִישׁ, denoting adult males or persons in collective contexts; 'men' preserves this grammatical gender and number while reflecting the core sense of human individuals as per standard glosses. This rendering maintains semantic ties to its etymological connection with אֱנוֹשׁ ('mankind') without introducing unrelated root imagery.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root אנשׁ (humanity, persons, individuals, people)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H376-12 beaneshey of men
H802-08 ishetekha your woman
H802-10 isheto his woman
H376-27 laanashim to mortals
H802-16 laishah to the woman
H802-21 leisheto to his woman
H582-03 meenosh from a frail mortal-man
H802-26 meishah from a woman
H802-44 uvenasheykha and in your wives
H376-43 vaanashayv and his man-kind

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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