אִישׁ
ishmanHow to read Hebrew
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.
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
Usage patterns
Occurrences
1,684 total
- 2 Kings 25:19אִישׁ֙ · menOf those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as five royal advisors. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city.
- 1 Chronicles 10:1אִֽישׁ־ · and the menNow the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
- 1 Chronicles 10:7אִ֨ישׁ · the IsraelitesWhen all the Israelites in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.
- 1 Chronicles 10:12אִ֣ישׁ · their men…all their men of valor set out and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh. And they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh and fasted seven days.
- 1 Chronicles 11:22אִֽישׁ־ · was a manAnd Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.
- 1 Chronicles 11:23הָאִ֨ישׁ; אִ֥ישׁ · a hugeHe also struck down an Egyptian, a huge man five cubits tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s beam in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear.
- 1 Chronicles 12:8אַנְשֵׁ֤י · menSome Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the wilderness. They were mighty men of valor, trained for battle, experts with the shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:
- 1 Chronicles 12:30אַנְשֵׁ֥יFrom Ephraim: 20,800 mighty men of valor, famous among their own clans.
- 1 Chronicles 12:38אַנְשֵׁ֣י · menAll these men of war, arrayed for battle, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David king.
- 1 Chronicles 16:3אִ֣ישׁ; מֵאִ֖ישׁ · man; לְאִישׁ֙Then he distributed to every man and woman of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.
- 1 Chronicles 16:21לְאִישׁ֙ · manHe let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
- 1 Chronicles 16:43אִ֣ישׁThen all the people departed for their homes, and David returned home to bless his household.
- 1 Chronicles 18:4אִ֣ישׁDavid captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots.
- 1 Chronicles 18:5אִֽישׁ׃ · of their menWhen the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of their men.
- 1 Chronicles 18:10אִ֛ישׁ…he sent his son Hadoram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze,
- 1 Chronicles 19:18אִ֣ישׁ · foot soldiersBut the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach the commander of their army.
- 1 Chronicles 20:6אִ֣ישׁ · a manAnd there was also a battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha,
- 1 Chronicles 21:5אִישׁ֙ · men; אִ֖ישׁAnd Joab reported to David the total number of the troops. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, including 470,000 in Judah.
- 1 Chronicles 21:14אִֽישׁ׃ · menSo the LORD sent a plague upon Israel, and seventy thousand men of Israel fell dead.
- 1 Chronicles 22:9אִ֣ישׁ · a manBut a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign.
- 1 Chronicles 23:14אִ֣ישׁ · the manAs for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
- 1 Chronicles 26:8אִֽישׁ־ · menAll these were descendants of Obed-edom; they and their sons and brothers were capable men with strength to do the work—62 in all from Obed-edom.
- 1 Chronicles 27:32אִישׁ־ · was a manDavid’s uncle Jonathan was a counselor; he was a man of insight and a scribe. Jehiel son of Hachmoni attended to the sons of the king.
- 1 Chronicles 28:3אִ֧ישׁ · are a man…but God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for My Name, because you are a man of war who has shed blood.’
- 2 Chronicles 2:2אִ֣ישׁ; אִ֖ישׁSo he conscripted 70,000 porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.
- 2 Chronicles 2:7אִישׁ־ · a craftsmanSend me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.
- 2 Chronicles 2:13אִישׁ־ · manSo now I am sending you Huram-abi, a skillful man endowed with creativity.
- 2 Chronicles 2:14אִישׁ־ · is a manHe is the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father is a man of Tyre. He is skilled in work with gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple, blue, and crimson yarn, and fine linen. He is experienced in every kind of engraving and can execute any design that is given him. He will work with your craftsmen and with those of my lord, your father David.
- 2 Chronicles 2:17הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים · menSolomon numbered all the foreign men in the land of Israel following the census his father David had conducted, and there were found to be 153,600 in all.
- 2 Chronicles 5:3אִ֥ישׁ · the menSo all the men of Israel came together to the king at the feast in the seventh month.
- 2 Chronicles 6:5בְאִ֔ישׁ · anyone‘Since the day I brought My people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there, nor have I chosen anyone to be ruler over My people Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 6:16אִישׁ֙ · to have a manTherefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk in My law as you have walked before Me.’
- 2 Chronicles 6:22אִישׁ֙ · a manWhen a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple,
- 2 Chronicles 6:29אִ֤ישׁ · each…then may whatever prayer or plea Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple—
- 2 Chronicles 6:30לָאִישׁ֙ · each man…be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of men—
- 2 Chronicles 7:18אִ֔ישׁ · to have a man…then I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.’
- 2 Chronicles 8:14אִישׁ־ · the manIn keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.
- 2 Chronicles 9:24אִ֣ישׁ · visitorYear after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.
- 2 Chronicles 10:16אִ֤ישׁWhen all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So all the Israelites went home,
- 2 Chronicles 11:2אִישׁ־ · the manBut the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God:
- 2 Chronicles 11:4אִ֣ישׁ · Each…that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers. Each of you must return home, for this is My doing.’” So they listened to the words of the LORD and turned back from going against Jeroboam.
- 2 Chronicles 13:3אִ֣ישׁ · men; אִ֥ישׁ · menAbijah went into battle with an army of 400,000 chosen men, while Jeroboam drew up in formation against him with 800,000 chosen and mighty men of valor.
- 2 Chronicles 13:15אִ֣ישׁ · and the men; אִ֣ישׁ · And when [they]…and the men of Judah raised the battle cry. And when they raised the cry, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.