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 Chronicles 13:17אִ֥ישׁ · menThen Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.
- 2 Chronicles 15:13לְמֵאִ֖ישׁ · manAnd whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
- 2 Chronicles 18:5אִישׁ֒ · menSo the king of Israel assembled the prophets, four hundred men, and asked them, “Should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and God will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:7אִישׁ־ · manThe king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.
- 2 Chronicles 18:9אִ֨ישׁDressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.
- 2 Chronicles 18:16אִישׁ־ · let each oneSo Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”
- 2 Chronicles 18:33וְאִ֗ישׁ · However, a [certain] manHowever, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
- 2 Chronicles 20:23אִישׁ־ · oneThe Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction. And when they had finished off the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.
- 2 Chronicles 20:27אִ֨ישׁ · the menThen all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat at their head, returned joyfully to Jerusalem, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies.
- 2 Chronicles 23:7אִ֚ישׁThe Levites must surround the king with weapons in hand, and anyone who enters the temple must be put to death. You must stay close to the king wherever he goes.”
- 2 Chronicles 23:8אִ֣ישׁ · Each of themSo the Levites and all Judah did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—for Jehoiada the priest had not released any of the divisions.
- 2 Chronicles 23:10וְאִ֣ישׁ׀He stationed all the troops, with their weapons in hand, surrounding the king by the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple.
- 2 Chronicles 25:4אִ֥ישׁ · eachYet he did not put their sons to death, but acted according to what is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”
- 2 Chronicles 25:7וְאִ֣ישׁ · But a manBut a man of God came to him and said, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel—not with any of the Ephraimites.
- 2 Chronicles 25:9לְאִ֣ישׁ · the man; אִ֣ישׁ · And the manAmaziah asked the man of God, “What should I do about the hundred talents I have given to the troops of Israel?” And the man of God replied, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this.”
- 2 Chronicles 25:22אִ֥ישׁ · and every manAnd Judah was routed before Israel, and every man fled to his own home.
- 2 Chronicles 30:16אִישׁ־ · the manThey stood at their prescribed posts, according to the Law of Moses the man of God. The priests splattered the blood, which they received from the hand of the Levites.
- 2 Chronicles 31:1אִ֥ישׁ · eachWhen all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property.
- 2 Chronicles 31:2אִ֣ישׁ׀ · each of themHezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling.
- 2 Chronicles 34:23לָאִ֔ישׁ · the manAnd Huldah said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Tell the man who sent you
- 2 Chronicles 34:30אִ֨ישׁAnd he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the Levites—all the people great and small—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.
- Ezra 2:1אִ֥ישׁ · eachNow these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,
- Ezra 3:1כְּאִ֥ישׁ · manBy the seventh month, the Israelites had settled in their towns, and the people assembled as one man in Jerusalem.
- Ezra 3:2אִישׁ־ · the manThen Jeshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests, along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates, began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.
- Ezra 8:18אִ֣ישׁ · a manAnd since the gracious hand of our God was upon us, they brought us Sherebiah—a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel—along with his sons and brothers, 18 men;
- Nehemiah 1:11הָאִ֣ישׁ · manO Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)
- Nehemiah 3:28אִ֖ישׁ · eachAbove the Horse Gate, each of the priests made repairs in front of his own house.
- Nehemiah 4:15אִ֖ישׁ · his ownWhen our enemies heard that we were aware of their scheme and that God had frustrated it, each of us returned to his own work on the wall.
- Nehemiah 4:18אִ֥ישׁ · And eachAnd each of the builders worked with his sword strapped at his side. But the trumpeter stayed beside me.
- Nehemiah 4:19אִ֥ישׁ · from oneThen I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “The work is great and extensive, and we are spread out far from one another along the wall.
- Nehemiah 4:22אִ֣ישׁ · Let every manAt that time I also said to the people, “Let every man and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they can stand guard by night and work by day.”
- Nehemiah 4:23וְאַנְשֵׁ֤י; אִ֖ישׁ · eachSo neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the guards with me changed out of our clothes; each carried his weapon, even to go for water.
- Nehemiah 5:7אִישׁ־…and after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials, saying, “You are exacting usury from your own brothers!” So I called a large assembly against them
- Nehemiah 5:13הָאִישׁ֩ · manI also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “May God likewise shake out of his house and possessions every man who does not keep this promise. May such a man be shaken out and have nothing!” The whole assembly said, “Amen,” and they praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.
- Nehemiah 5:17אִ֗ישׁThere were 150 Jews and officials at my table, besides the guests from the surrounding nations.
- Nehemiah 6:11הַאִ֤ישׁ · Should a manBut I replied, “Should a man like me run away? Should one like me go into the temple to save his own life? I will not go!”
- Nehemiah 7:2כְּאִ֣ישׁ · manThen I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.
- Nehemiah 7:3אִ֚ישׁ · some; וְאִ֖ישׁ · and someAnd I told them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the guards are on duty, keep the doors shut and securely fastened. And appoint the residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their own homes.”
- Nehemiah 7:6אִ֥ישׁ · eachThese are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,
- Nehemiah 8:1כְּאִ֣ישׁ · togetherAt that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.
- Nehemiah 8:2מֵאִ֣ישׁ · of menOn the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand.
- Nehemiah 8:16אִ֤ישׁ · their ownAnd the people went out, brought back branches, and made booths on their own rooftops, in their courtyards, in the courts of the house of God, and in the squares by the Water Gate and by the Gate of Ephraim.
- Nehemiah 11:3אִ֤ישׁ · eachThese are the heads of the provinces who settled in Jerusalem. (In the villages of Judah, however, each lived on his own property in their towns—the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants—
- Nehemiah 11:20אִ֖ישׁ · eachThe rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inheritance.
- Nehemiah 12:24אִישׁ־ · the manThe leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.
- Nehemiah 12:36אִ֣ישׁ · the man…and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession.
- Nehemiah 13:10אִישׁ־ · allI also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields.