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.
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.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
1,684 total
- Genesis 31:50אִ֖ישׁ · oneIf you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”
- Genesis 32:6אִ֖ישׁ · menWhen the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you—he and four hundred men with him.”
- Genesis 32:24אִישׁ֙ · and [there] a manSo Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
- Genesis 32:28אֲנָשִׁ֖ים · menThen the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
- Genesis 33:1אִ֑ישׁ · menNow Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming toward him with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants.
- Genesis 34:14לְאִ֖ישׁ“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.
- Genesis 34:25אִ֣ישׁThree days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.
- Genesis 37:15 (2×)אִ֔ישׁ · a man; הָאִ֛ישׁ…a man found him wandering in the field and asked, “What are you looking for?”
- Genesis 37:17הָאִישׁ֙ · the man“They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
- Genesis 37:19אִ֣ישׁ · one“Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.
- Genesis 38:1אִ֥ישׁ · a manAbout that time, Judah left his brothers and settled near a man named Hirah, an Adullamite.
- Genesis 38:2אִ֥ישׁ · manThere Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua, and he took her as a wife and slept with her.
- Genesis 38:25לְאִישׁ֙As she was being brought out, Tamar sent a message to her father-in-law: “I am pregnant by the man to whom these items belong.” And she added, “Please examine them. Whose seal and cord and staff are these?”
- Genesis 39:1אִ֣ישׁMeanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.
- Genesis 39:2אִ֣ישׁ · manAnd the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.
- Genesis 39:11אִ֜ישׁ · a singleOne day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.
- Genesis 39:14אִ֥ישׁ…she called her household servants. “Look,” she said, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.
- Genesis 40:5 (2×)אִ֤ישׁ · of these men; אִ֖ישׁ…both of these men—the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prison—had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.
- Genesis 41:11אִ֛ישׁ · [and] eachOne night both the chief baker and I had dreams, and each dream had its own meaning.
- Genesis 41:12אִ֥ישׁ · individuallyNow a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams and he interpreted them for us individually.
- Genesis 41:33אִ֖ישׁ · manNow, therefore, Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 41:38אִ֕ישׁ · manSo Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?”
- Genesis 41:44אִ֧ישׁ · oneAnd Pharaoh declared to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your permission, no one in all the land of Egypt shall lift his hand or foot.”
- Genesis 42:11אִישׁ־ · manWe are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”
- Genesis 42:13אִישׁ־ · manBut they answered, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”
- Genesis 42:21אִ֣ישׁ · oneThen they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”
- Genesis 42:25אִ֣ישׁ · each man’sThen Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man’s silver to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out,
- Genesis 42:28אִ֤ישׁ · one“My silver has been returned!” he said to his brothers. “It is here in my sack.” Their hearts sank, and trembling, they turned to one another and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”
- Genesis 42:30הָאִ֨ישׁ · The man“The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.
- Genesis 42:33הָאִישׁ֙ · Then the manThen the man who is lord of the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go.
- Genesis 42:35אִ֥ישׁ · in each man’sAs they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his bag of silver! And when they and their father saw the bags of silver, they were dismayed.
- Genesis 43:3הָאִ֤ישׁ · The manBut Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’
- Genesis 43:5הָאִ֞ישׁ · the manBut if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”
- Genesis 43:6לָאִ֔ישׁ · the man“Why did you bring this trouble upon me?” Israel asked. “Why did you tell the man you had another brother?”
- Genesis 43:7הָ֠אִישׁ · The manThey replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”
- Genesis 43:11לָאִ֖ישׁ · for the manThen their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.
- Genesis 43:13הָאִֽישׁ׃ · the manTake your brother as well, and return to the man at once.
- Genesis 43:14הָאִ֔ישׁ · the manMay God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”
- Genesis 43:17 (2×)הָאִ֔ישׁ · The man; הָאִ֛ישׁ · [the brothers]The man did as Joseph had commanded and took the brothers to Joseph’s house.
- Genesis 43:19הָאִ֔ישׁ · stewardSo they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.
- Genesis 43:21אִישׁ֙ · each of us [found]But when we came to the place we lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.
- Genesis 43:24הָאִ֛ישׁ · And the [steward]And the steward took the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided food for their donkeys.
- Genesis 43:33אִ֥ישׁ · oneThey were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.
- Genesis 44:1אִ֖ישׁ · each one’sThen Joseph instructed his steward: “Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each one’s silver in the mouth of his sack.
- Genesis 44:11 (2×)אִ֥ישׁ · So each; אִ֥ישׁSo each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.
- Genesis 44:13אִ֣ישׁThen they all tore their clothes, loaded their donkeys, and returned to the city.