הָֽ/אִשָּׁה֮
𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄
haishah
the woman
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.
Numbers 5:21 · Word #4
Lexicon H802
| Lemma | אִשָּׁה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤔𐤄 |
| Transliteration | ʼishshâh |
| Strong's | H802 |
| In-context | the woman |
Morphology HTd/Ncfsa
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 | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H802-06
the woman
| Root | איש (ʾ-y-sh) |
| Core Meanings | human being, man, individual person, male counterpart |
| Semantic Range | woman, wife, female person, each/any woman (in distributive use), sometimes idiomatic expressions where "woman" is implicit or collective |
| Conceptual Significance | אִשָּׁה functions as the foundational term for womanhood in the Hebrew Bible, especially in Genesis 2–3 where she is presented as the counterpart to man (אִישׁ). The term carries covenantal and relational weight, frequently denoting "wife" within marriage, and thus shapes biblical theology of family, kinship, and communal identity. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun common feminine singular absolute with prefixed definite article (הָ). Irregular plural: נָשִׁים. Feminine form corresponding to אִישׁ (man). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun אִשָּׁה is the feminine counterpart of אִישׁ (man), denoting an adult female person or wife. The morphology (HTd/Ncfsa) indicates a definite article with a common feminine singular absolute noun, hence "the woman," preserving both the gender and singular number expressed in Hebrew. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root איש (human being, man, individual person, male counterpart)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H376-01 |
anashay | my man-folk |
H376-02 |
anashayv | his man-kind |
H376-03 |
anashey | men 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 |