כְּ/אִישׁ֥וֹן

𐤊/𐤀𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤍

keishon

as the pupil

diminutive from אִישׁ; the little man of the eye; the pupil or ball; hence, the middle (of night); apple (of the eye), black, obscure.

H380

Proverbs 7:2 · Word #5

Lexicon H380

Lemmaאִישׁוֹן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤍
Transliterationʼîyshôwn
Strong'sH380
In-contextas the pupil

Morphology HR/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 H380-01

as the little-man-of

Rootאיש (ʾ-y-š)
Core Meaningsman, individual, male person, human figure
Semantic Rangepupil of the eye, apple of the eye, the dark center, middle (of night), something central or most protected
Conceptual SignificanceThe image of the "little-man" in the eye conveys intimacy, centrality, and preciousness. In biblical usage it often signifies something carefully guarded and deeply valued, expressing covenantal protection and tender care.
Morphological NotesPreposition כְּ ("as, like") prefixed to a masculine singular construct noun (Ncmsc). אִישׁוֹן is a diminutive formation from אִישׁ and appears here in the construct state, linking it to a following noun (commonly "eye").
Rendering Rationaleאִישׁוֹן is a diminutive form derived from אִישׁ ("man"), literally meaning "little man," referring to the tiny human reflection seen in the pupil. The form is masculine singular construct with the prefixed preposition כְּ ("as, like"), so "as the little-man-of" preserves both the diminutive sense and the construct relationship requiring a following genitive (often "the eye").

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root איש (man, individual, male person, human figure)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H376-01 anashay my man-folk
H376-02 anashayv his man-kind
H376-03 anashey men of
H376-04 anasheyha men of her
H376-05 anasheykha your men
H376-08 aneshey men of
H376-10 baanashim these men
H376-11 baish the man
H376-13 beish in a man
H376-15 haanashim the men
H802-05 haishah the woman
H802-07 ishah a woman
H376-19 ishi my man
H376-23 keish as a man
H376-24 khaish the man
H802-14 khanashim like the women
H802-15 kheishah like a woman
H376-26 laanasheykha to your men
H376-28 laish the man
H376-29 leaneshey to the men
H376-30 leish to a man
H802-19 leishah to a woman
H802-20 leisheti to my wife
H376-32 leishi to my man
H376-35 mehaanashim from the men
H376-36 meish from **a-man**
H802-32 nasheynu our women
H376-38 uleish and to/for a man
H376-39 uleishah and to her man / and to a woman
H376-40 umeaneshey and from men of
H376-45 vaanashim and men
H376-46 vaish the man
H376-47 veaneshey and the men of
H376-48 veanesheyhem and their menfolk
H376-49 vehaanashim and the men
H802-50 veisheto and his wife
H802-51 velaishah and to the woman

Word Usage (6 occurrences of H380)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Deuteronomy 32:10 כְּ/אִישׁ֥וֹן keishon as the pupil
Psalms 17:8 כְּ/אִישׁ֣וֹן keishon as the pupil
Proverbs 7:2 כְּ/אִישׁ֥וֹן keishon as the pupil
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