וְ/אִ֖ישׁ

𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔

veish

but a 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

Proverbs 12:2 · Word #5

Lexicon H376

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

Morphology HC/Ncmsc 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 c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H376-51

and a man

Rootאוש (ʾ-w-sh)
Core Meaningsstrength, power, existence, to be extant, to strengthen
Semantic RangeThe word denotes a male person or man as an individual, often used as an adjunct to more definite terms. It can mean a husband, a person of distinction, a champion, or any male individual. The semantic range extends from a generic 'man' to specific roles like 'husband-man' or 'steward.'
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical Hebrew, אִישׁ represents the male individual as a distinct agent, often contrasted with אִשָּׁה (woman/wife). The root connection to strength suggests that the term carries connotations of power and agency. The word appears frequently in narrative contexts to identify male characters and their actions, making it foundational to biblical anthropology and gender distinction in the text.
Morphological NotesHC/Ncmsa: conjunction (ו) + masculine singular noun in construct state. The form appears 141 times in the corpus, consistently marked as masculine singular with the definite article or in construct relationship.
Rendering RationaleThe word אִישׁ (ʾîysh) is a masculine singular construct noun with the conjunction ו (and). The root אוש carries the sense of strength and existence. The rendering 'and a man' preserves both the root's semantic connection to strength/power (a man as a strong individual) and the morphological marking as masculine singular with the coordinating conjunction.

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Words from Root אוש (strength, power, existence, to be extant, to strengthen)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H376-16 haish the manly one
H376-18 ishekhe your man
H3101-02 veyoash and Yahu-has-given

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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