אֵֽשֶׁת

𐤀𐤔𐤕

eshet

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.

H802

Proverbs 31:10 · Word #1

Lexicon H802

Lemmaאִשָּׁה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤔𐤄
Transliterationʼishshâh
Strong'sH802
In-contextwoman

Morphology HNcfsc 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

SIBI-P1 H802-03

wife of

Rootאשה (ʾ-š-h)
Core Meaningswoman, female, wife, female counterpart
Semantic Rangewoman, wife, female person, married woman, sometimes used idiomatically for a female associated with a group or quality (e.g., "woman of valor").
Conceptual Significanceאִשָּׁה signifies the female counterpart to אִישׁ (man) and is foundational for biblical anthropology and covenant theology. In construct ("wife of"), it often marks marital covenant, household identity, and lineage, underscoring the relational and communal structure of Israelite society.
Morphological NotesCommon feminine singular noun in construct state from אִשָּׁה (ʾishshâh). The construct form אֵשֶׁת precedes and governs a following noun. The plural of the lemma is irregular: נָשִׁים.
Rendering RationaleThe form אֵשֶׁת is a feminine singular noun in the construct state (HNcfsc), linking it to a following noun to express relationship or possession. Rendering it as "wife of" preserves both the feminine singular sense and the construct function, showing that she belongs in covenant or relational connection to the following noun.

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Words from Root אשה (woman, female, wife, female counterpart)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H802-02 beisheto with his woman-wife
H802-04 eshetekha your woman-wife
H802-06 hanashim the women
H802-09 isheti my woman
H802-11 ishot women of
H802-12 kanashim like the women
H802-13 keishah as a woman
H802-17 lanashim to the women
H802-22 lenashay for my wives
H802-23 lenashayv to his women
H802-27 minashim from women
H802-29 nashay my wives
H802-30 nashayv his women/wives
H802-31 nasheykha your women
H802-33 nashim women
H802-34 neshey women of
H802-35 nesheyhem their women
H802-36 nesheykhem your women (your wives)
H802-40 unesheykhem and your wives
H802-41 uveeshet and with the wife of
H802-43 uveisheto and with his woman-wife
H802-45 veeshet and wife of
H802-47 vehanashim and the women
H802-48 veishah and a woman
H802-49 veishetekha and your woman-wife
H802-52 velinesheykhem and for your women
H802-54 venasheykha and your women
H2977-01 yoshiyahu Yah-founded (one)

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
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