What does אִישׁ (ʾîš) mean in the Bible?
e. act in a manly way".
Hebrew · H377
אִישׁ
To be a man , i.e. act in a manly way
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אִישׁ H377
Pronunciation ʾîš
What does אִישׁ (ʾîš) mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ (ʾîš) is a Hebrew word meaning "to be a man , i.e. act in a manly way".
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How does the BSB render H377?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include and be brave (1).
Where does אִישׁ (ʾîš) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 46:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and be brave 1× Isaiah 46:8
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First aligned row Isaiah 46:8
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Isaiah 1
Source forms
וְהִתְאֹשָׁ֑שׁוּ 1x wə·hiṯ·’ō·šā·šū Isaiah 46:8
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 46:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to be a man , i.e. act in a manly way
Source Gloss
to be a man , i.e. act in a manly way
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to be a man, i.e. act in a manly way Usage: show (one) self a man.
Word Origins
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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