What does אִישׁ · מְלָאכָה mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · מְלָאכָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "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)".
Hebrew · H376, H4399
אִישׁ אִישׁ מִמְּלַאכְתּוֹ
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) · properly, deputyship , i.e. ministry ; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
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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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מְלָאכָה H4399 properly, deputyship , i.e. ministry ; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
What does אִישׁ אִישׁ מִמְּלַאכְתּוֹ (ʾîš ʾîš mimmelāʾḵtô) mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · מְלָאכָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "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)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H376, H4399?
H376, H4399 is connected to 2,354 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. 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)
Strong's H376, H4399
Lexical occurrences 2,354 verses Source Gloss
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)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אִישׁ אִישׁ מִמְּלַאכְתּוֹ is built from this root:
Sources
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