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. Psalm 1:1הָאִ֗ישׁ · [is] the man
    Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
  2. Psalm 4:2אִ֡ישׁ
    How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah
  3. Psalm 5:6אִישׁ־ · the man
    You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
  4. Psalm 12:2אִ֤ישׁ · one
    They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
  5. Psalm 18:48מֵאִ֥ישׁ · men
    …who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
  6. Psalm 22:6אִ֑ישׁ · a man
    But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
  7. Psalm 25:12הָ֭אִישׁ · is the man
    Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.
  8. Psalm 31:20אִ֥ישׁ · of men
    You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.
  9. Psalm 34:12הָ֭אִישׁ · is the man
    Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days?
  10. Psalm 37:7בְּ֝אִ֗ישׁ · [when they]
    Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
  11. Psalm 37:37לְאִ֣ישׁ · the man
    Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.
  12. Psalm 38:14כְּ֭אִישׁ · like a man
    I am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply.
  13. Psalm 39:6אִ֗ישׁ · every man
    Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.
  14. Psalm 39:11אִ֗ישׁ · a man
    You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah
  15. Psalm 41:9אִ֤ישׁ · my close friend
    Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
  16. Psalm 43:1מֵ֤אִישׁ־ · men
    Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
  17. Psalm 49:2אִ֑ישׁ
    …both low and high, rich and poor alike.
  18. Psalm 49:7אִ֑ישׁ · man
    No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.
  19. Psalm 49:16אִ֑ישׁ · a man
    Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
  20. Psalm 55:23אַנְשֵׁ֤י · men
    But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
  21. Psalm 59:2וּֽמֵאַנְשֵׁ֥י
    Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed.
  22. Psalm 62:3אִישׁ֮ · a man
    How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?
  23. Psalm 62:9אִ֥ישׁ
    Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.
  24. Psalm 62:12לְאִ֣ישׁ · each man
    …and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
  25. Psalm 64:6אִ֝֗ישׁ · man
    They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.
  26. Psalm 76:5אַנְשֵׁי־ · men
    The valiant lie plundered; they sleep their last sleep. No men of might could lift a hand.
  27. Psalm 78:25אִ֑ישׁ · Man
    Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.
  28. Psalm 80:17אִ֣ישׁ · the man
    Let Your hand be upon the man at Your right hand, on the son of man You have raised up for Yourself.
  29. Psalm 87:5אִ֣ישׁ · This one; וְ֭אִישׁ · and that one
    And it will be said of Zion: “This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High Himself will establish her.”
  30. Psalm 90:1אִֽישׁ־ · the man
    A prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations.
  31. Psalm 92:6אִֽישׁ־ · man
    A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,
  32. Psalm 105:17אִ֑ישׁ · a man
    He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave.
  33. Psalm 109:16אִישׁ־
    For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.
  34. Psalm 112:1אִ֭ישׁ · is the man
    Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
  35. Psalm 112:5אִ֭ישׁ · with the man
    It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
  36. Psalm 140:1מֵאִ֖ישׁ · from men
    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,
  37. Psalm 140:4מֵאִ֣ישׁ · from men
    Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.
  38. Psalm 140:11אִ֥ישׁ · May no slanderer; אִישׁ־ · the man
    May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
  39. Psalm 141:4אִישִׁ֥ים · men
    Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.
  40. Psalm 147:10הָאִ֣ישׁ · of a man
    He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
  41. Proverbs 2:12מֵ֝אִ֗ישׁ · from the man
    …to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,
  42. Proverbs 3:31בְּאִ֣ישׁ · man
    Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;
  43. Proverbs 5:21אִ֑ישׁ · a man’s
    For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.
  44. Proverbs 6:11כְּאִ֣ישׁ · like a bandit
    …and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
  45. Proverbs 6:12אִ֣ישׁ · man
    A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,
  46. Proverbs 6:26אִ֑ישׁ
    For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.
  47. Proverbs 6:27אִ֓ישׁ · Can a man
    Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?
  48. Proverbs 6:28אִ֭ישׁ · a man
    Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?