אִישׁ

hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine1,684 occurrences38 books1,449 verses
This word comes from the name of Tob.

Definition

contracted for H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); 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)
Traditional renderings: also, another, any (man), a certain, champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), none, one, people, person, steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare H802.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders אִישׁ:

Glossary entries

Tob Ishtob

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1,684 total
  1. 1 Samuel 17:2וְאִֽישׁ־ · and the men
    Saul and the men of Israel assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah, arraying themselves for battle against the Philistines.
  2. 1 Samuel 17:4אִֽישׁ־ · Then a champion
    Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,
  3. 1 Samuel 17:8אִ֖ישׁ · one of your men
    And Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and array yourselves for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one of your men and have him come down against me.
  4. 1 Samuel 17:10אִ֔ישׁ · a man
    Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel this day! Give me a man to fight!”
  5. 1 Samuel 17:12אִ֨ישׁ · of a man; וְהָאִישׁ֙
    Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. And in the days of Saul, Jesse was old and well along in years.
  6. 1 Samuel 17:19אִ֣ישׁ · the men
    They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.”
  7. 1 Samuel 17:23אִ֣ישׁ · the champion
    And as he was speaking with them, suddenly the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, came forward from the ranks of the Philistines and shouted his usual words, which David also heard.
  8. 1 Samuel 17:24אִ֣ישׁ · the men; הָאִ֑ישׁ
    When all the men of Israel saw Goliath, they fled from him in great fear.
  9. 1 Samuel 17:25אִ֣ישׁ · Now the men; הָאִ֤ישׁ · man; הָאִ֨ישׁ · To the man
    Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see how this man keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”
  10. 1 Samuel 17:26לָאִישׁ֙ · for the man
    David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
  11. 1 Samuel 17:27לָאִ֖ישׁ · for the man
    The people told him about the offer, saying, “That is what will be done for the man who kills him.”
  12. 1 Samuel 17:33אִ֥ישׁ · has been a warrior
    But Saul replied, “You cannot go out against this Philistine to fight him. You are just a boy, and he has been a warrior from his youth.”
  13. 1 Samuel 17:41וְהָאִ֛ישׁ · with his shield-bearer
    Now the Philistine came closer and closer to David, with his shield-bearer before him.
  14. 1 Samuel 18:23אִֽישׁ־ · man
    But when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.”
  15. 1 Samuel 18:27אִישׁ֒
    David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.
  16. 1 Samuel 20:15אִ֕ישׁ · every one
    …and do not ever cut off your loving devotion from my household—not even when the LORD cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”
  17. 1 Samuel 20:41אִ֣ישׁ · each; אִ֣ישׁ · together
    When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone, fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together—though David wept more.
  18. 1 Samuel 21:1וְאִ֖ישׁ · Why is
    Then David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And when Ahimelech met David, he trembled and asked him, “Why are you alone? Why is no one with you?”
  19. 1 Samuel 21:2אִ֣ישׁ
    “The king has given me a mission,” David replied. “He told me no one is to know about the mission on which I am sending you. And I have directed my young men to meet me at a certain place.
  20. 1 Samuel 21:7אִישׁ֩ · Now one
    Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the LORD. And his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief shepherd for Saul.
  21. 1 Samuel 21:14אִ֣ישׁ · the man
    Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you can see that the man is insane! Why have you brought him to me?
  22. 1 Samuel 22:2אִ֨ישׁ; אִ֨ישׁ; אִ֣ישׁ; אִֽישׁ׃ · men
    And all who were distressed or indebted or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.
  23. 1 Samuel 22:18אִ֔ישׁ · men
    So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.
  24. 1 Samuel 22:19מֵאִישׁ֙ · with its men
    He also put to the sword Nob, the city of the priests, with its men and women, children and infants, oxen, donkeys, and sheep.
  25. 1 Samuel 23:13אִ֗ישׁ
    Then David and his men, about six hundred strong, set out and departed from Keilah, moving from place to place. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he declined to go forth.
  26. 1 Samuel 24:2אִ֥ישׁ · men
    So Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to look for David and his men in the region of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.
  27. 1 Samuel 24:4אַנְשֵׁ֨י · men
    So David’s men said to him, “This is the day about which the LORD said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do with him as you wish.’” Then David crept up and stealthily cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.
  28. 1 Samuel 24:7אֲנָשָׁיו֙ · his men
    With these words David restrained his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.
  29. 1 Samuel 24:19אִישׁ֙ · a man
    When a man finds his enemy, does he let him go away unharmed? May the LORD reward you with good for what you have done for me this day.
  30. 1 Samuel 24:22וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יו · and his men
    So David gave his oath to Saul. Then Saul returned home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.
  31. 1 Samuel 25:2וְאִ֨ישׁ · Now [there was] a man; וְהָאִישׁ֙ · man
    Now there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was a very wealthy man with a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in Carmel.
  32. 1 Samuel 25:3הָאִישׁ֙ · His; וְהָאִ֥ישׁ · but her husband
    His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
  33. 1 Samuel 25:10אִ֖ישׁ
    But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.
  34. 1 Samuel 25:13אִ֣ישׁ; אִ֣ישׁ · all his men; אִ֔ישׁ · men
    And David said to his men, “Strap on your swords!” So David and all his men strapped on their swords, and about four hundred men followed David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.
  35. 1 Samuel 25:19וּלְאִישָׁ֥הּ · her husband
    …and said to her young men, “Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.
  36. 1 Samuel 25:25אִישׁ֩
    My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent.
  37. 1 Samuel 26:2אִ֖ישׁ · men
    So Saul, accompanied by three thousand chosen men of Israel, went down to the Wilderness of Ziph to search for David there.
  38. 1 Samuel 26:15אִ֣ישׁ · a man
    So David said to Abner, “You are a man, aren’t you? And who in Israel is your equal? Why then did you not protect your lord the king when one of the people came to destroy him?