What does אִישׁוֹן (kə’îšôn) mean in the Bible?
אִישׁוֹן (kə’îšôn): The pupil as humanity's innermost self, metonymically extending to night's deepest darkness.
Hebrew · H380
אִישׁוֹן
The little man of the eye; the pupil or ball ; hence, the middle (of night)
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אִישׁוֹן H380
Pronunciation kə’îšôn
What does אִישׁוֹן (kə’îšôn) mean in the Bible?
אִישׁוֹן (kə’îšôn): The pupil as humanity's innermost self, metonymically extending to night's deepest darkness.
Full entry for אִישׁוֹן (H380) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H380?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include as the apple (3), in deepest (1), of the night (1).
Where does אִישׁוֹן (kə’îšôn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 32:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (3), Deuteronomy (1), Psalms (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 as the apple 3× Deuteronomy 32:10, Psalms 17:8, Proverbs 7:2
in deepest 1× Proverbs 20:20
of the night 1× Proverbs 7:9
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 32:10 כְּאִישׁ֥וֹן to as the apple Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Psalms 17:8 כְּאִישׁ֣וֹן to as the apple Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Proverbs 7:2 כְּאִישׁ֥וֹן to as the apple Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Proverbs 7:9 בְּאִישׁ֥וֹן to of the night Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Proverbs 20:20 בְּאִישׁוֹן to in deepest Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 32:10
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Deuteronomy 1 Psalms 1 Proverbs 3
Source forms
כְּאִישׁ֥וֹן 2x kə·’î·šō·wn Deuteronomy 32:10, Proverbs 7:2
בְּאִישׁ֥וֹן 1x bə·’î·šō·wn Proverbs 7:9
בְּאִישׁוֹן 1x bə·ʾī·šōn Proverbs 20:20
כְּאִישׁ֣וֹן 1x kə·’î·šō·wn Psalms 17:8
Parsing patterns
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 3x Deuteronomy 32:10, Psalms 17:8, Proverbs 7:2
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 20:20
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Proverbs 7:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. The pupil as humanity's innermost self, metonymically extending to night's deepest darkness.
Source Gloss
the little man of the eye; the pupil or ball ; hence, the middle (of night)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
The pupil as humanity's innermost self, metonymically extending to night's deepest darkness.
the little man of the eye; the pupil or ball; hence, the middle (of night) BDB: pupil Usage: apple (of the eye), black, obscure.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
As the pupil; literally 'little man' of the eye; the most precious and protected part of the anatomy
Showing 1 selected witness from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
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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