Hebrew · H376, H2534 · unreviewed

אִישׁ חֵמוֹת

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) · heat ; figuratively, anger , poison (from its fever)

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אִישׁ H376 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)
Pronunciation ish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
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חֵמָה H2534 heat ; figuratively, anger , poison (from its fever)
Pronunciation ḥēmāh
Anger as burning heat—divine wrath conceived as consuming fire reflecting God's passionate covenant justice
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What does אִישׁ חֵמוֹת (ish chemot) mean in the Bible?

אִישׁ · חֵמָה is a Hebrew word meaning "man of wrath, person of fury, one given to rage".

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Meaning

man of wrath, person of fury, one given to rage
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