What does אִישׁ · אִשָּׁה mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · אִשָּׁה 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, H802
אִישׁ וְאִשָּׁה
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) · a woman
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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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אִשָּׁה H802 a woman
Pronunciation ishah
Woman or wife; context determines meaning—marriage, gender, or relational status all collapse into one term
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What does אִישׁ וְאִשָּׁה (ʾîš weʾiššâ) mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · אִשָּׁה 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, H802?
H376, H802 is connected to 2,968 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, H802
Lexical occurrences 2,968 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 וְאִשָּׁה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain