Hebrew · H376, H6256 · unreviewed

אִישׁ עִתִּי

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) · time , especially (adverb with preposition) now , when , etc.

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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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עֵת H6256 time , especially (adverb with preposition) now , when , etc.
Pronunciation ‘ittōṯāy
Denotes appointed or defined time; emphasizes temporal specificity rather than duration or abstract time itself.
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What does אִישׁ עִתִּי (ish itti) mean in the Bible?

אִישׁ · עֵת is a Hebrew word 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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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)
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Infinitive construct 1
Stem
Qal 1

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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