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