What does אֱנָשׁ (ʾĕnāš) mean in the Bible?
אֱנָשׁ (ʾĕnāš) is a Hebrew word meaning "a man".
Hebrew · H606
אֱנָשׁ
A man
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אֱנָשׁ H606
Pronunciation ʾĕnāš
What does אֱנָשׁ (ʾĕnāš) mean in the Bible?
אֱנָשׁ (ʾĕnāš) is a Hebrew word meaning "a man".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H606?
The BSB source-word alignment has 25 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (5), of mankind (4), mankind (3), man (2), of a man (2).
Where does אֱנָשׁ (ʾĕnāš) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 4:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (23), Ezra (2).
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 . . . 5× Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:43, Daniel 3:10, Daniel 5:7
of mankind 4× Daniel 4:17, Daniel 4:25, Daniel 4:32, Daniel 5:21
mankind 3× Daniel 4:25, Daniel 4:32, Daniel 4:33
man 2× Ezra 6:11, Daniel 6:12
of a man 2× Daniel 7:4, Daniel 7:8
of men 2× Daniel 2:38, Daniel 4:17
or man 2× Daniel 6:7, Daniel 6:12
a human 1× Daniel 5:5
like a man 1× Daniel 7:4
of Man 1× Daniel 7:13
that of a man 1× Daniel 4:16
the men 1× Ezra 4:11
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 4:11 אֱנָ֥שׁ to the men Noun - masculine singular construct Ezra 6:11 אֱנָ֗שׁ to man Noun - masculine singular Daniel 2:10 אֲנָשׁ֙ to . . . Noun - masculine singular Daniel 2:38 אֲ֠נָשָׁא to of men Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 2:43 אֲנָשָׁ֔א to . . . Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 3:10 אֱנָ֡שׁ to . . . Noun - masculine singular Daniel 4:16 אֱנוֹשָׁא to that of a man Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 4:17 אֱנוֹשָׁא to of mankind Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 4:17 אֲנָשִׁ֖ים to of men Noun - masculine plural Daniel 4:25 אֲנָשָׁ֡א to mankind Noun - masculine singular determinate
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezra 4:11
Aligned rows 25
Books represented 2
Ezra 2 Daniel 23
Source forms
אֲנָשָׁ֔א 4x ’ă·nā·šā Daniel 2:43, Daniel 4:25, Daniel 4:32, Daniel 5:21
אֱנוֹשָׁא 2x ʾɛ̆·nō·šå̄ Daniel 4:16, Daniel 4:17
אֱנָ֡שׁ 2x ’ĕ·nāš Daniel 3:10, Daniel 6:12
אֱנָ֖שׁ 2x ’ĕ·nāš Daniel 7:4, Daniel 7:13
וֶֽאֱנָ֜שׁ 2x we·’ĕ·nāš Daniel 6:7, Daniel 6:12
אֱנָ֥שׁ 1x ’ĕ·nāš Ezra 4:11
אֱנָ֗שׁ 1x ’ĕ·nāš Ezra 6:11
אֱנָ֔שׁ 1x ’ĕ·nāš Daniel 5:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular determinate 12x Daniel 2:38, Daniel 2:43, Daniel 4:16, Daniel 4:17
Noun - masculine singular 8x Ezra 6:11, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 3:10, Daniel 5:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Daniel 6:7, Daniel 6:12
Noun - masculine plural 1x Daniel 4:17
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Ezra 4:11
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 1x Daniel 7:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a man
Source Gloss
a man
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a man BDB: man Usage: man, whosoever.
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