איש

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Hebrew

Root
א־נ־שׁ (ʾ-n-š)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔinš- (“man, person”). See also *ʔināš- (“human”). Compare cognates in other Semitic languages (e.g. Moabite, Aramaic, etc.) ('šm in some).

Pronunciation

Noun

אִישׁ • ('ish) m (plural indefinite אֲנָשִׁים, singular construct אִישׁ־, plural construct אַנְשֵׁי־, feminine counterpart אישה / אִשָּׁה)

  1. A man, adult male human being.
  2. A husband, a male spouse.
    • Tanach, 2 Kings 4:26, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      עַתָּה רוּץ נָא לִקְרָאתָהּ וֶאֱמָר לָהּ הֲשָׁלוֹם לָךְ הֲשָׁלוֹם לְאִישֵׁךְ הֲשָׁלוֹם לַיָּלֶד וַתֹּאמֶר שָׁלוֹם.
      atá rúts ná lik'ratáh ve'emár láh hashalóm lákh hashalóm l'ishékh hashalóm layéled vatómer shalóm
      Run, I pray thee, now to meet her, and say unto her: Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child?' And she answered: 'It is well.'

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Pronoun

אִישׁ • ('ish) m

  1. (formal, in negative sentences) Anyone.
    רבים ניסו, אך איש לא הצליח.
    rabím nisú, akh ish lo hitzlíakh.
    Many tried, but none succeeded.
    • Tanach, Exodus 16:19, with translation of the New International Version:
      וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֲלֵהֶם אִישׁ אַל־יוֹתֵר מִמֶּנּוּ עַד־בֹּקֶר׃
      Then Moses said to them, "No one is to keep any of it until morning."

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