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. Isaiah 7:21אִ֛ישׁ · a man
    On that day a man will raise a young cow and two sheep,
  2. Isaiah 9:19אִ֥ישׁ · man
    By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother.
  3. Isaiah 9:20אִ֥ישׁ · Each one
    They carve out what is on the right, but they are still hungry; they eat what is on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring.
  4. Isaiah 13:8אִ֤ישׁ · one
    Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.
  5. Isaiah 13:14אִ֤ישׁ · each; וְאִ֥ישׁ · each
    Like a hunted gazelle, like a sheep without a shepherd, each will return to his own people, each will flee to his native land.
  6. Isaiah 14:16הָאִישׁ֙ · the man
    Those who see you will stare; they will ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble,
  7. Isaiah 14:18אִ֥ישׁ · each
    All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.
  8. Isaiah 19:2אִישׁ־ · [brother]; וְאִ֣ישׁ · [neighbor]
    “So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
  9. Isaiah 21:9אִ֔ישׁ
    Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!”
  10. Isaiah 31:7אִ֚ישׁ · every one
    For on that day, every one of you will reject the idols of silver and gold that your own hands have sinfully made.
  11. Isaiah 31:8אִ֔ישׁ · of man
    “Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor.
  12. Isaiah 32:2אִ֥ישׁ · Each
    Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.
  13. Isaiah 36:6אִישׁ֙ · of anyone
    Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.
  14. Isaiah 36:16אִישׁ־ · Then every one of you; וְאִ֣ישׁ · and; אִ֥ישׁ
    Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree, and drink water from his own cistern,
  15. Isaiah 36:18אִ֣ישׁ · of any
    Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?
  16. Isaiah 40:13וְאִ֥ישׁ
    Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or informed Him as His counselor?
  17. Isaiah 40:26אִ֖ישׁ · one of them
    Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
  18. Isaiah 41:6אִ֥ישׁ · Each one
    Each one helps the other and says to his brother, “Be strong!”
  19. Isaiah 41:28אִ֔ישׁ · one
    When I look, there is no one; there is no counselor among them; when I ask them, they have nothing to say.
  20. Isaiah 42:13כְּאִ֥ישׁ · like a warrior
    The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:
  21. Isaiah 44:13אִ֔ישׁ · of man
    The woodworker extends a measuring line; he marks it out with a stylus; he shapes it with chisels and outlines it with a compass. He fashions it in the likeness of man, like man in all his glory, that it may dwell in a shrine.
  22. Isaiah 46:11אִ֣ישׁ · a man
    I summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it.
  23. Isaiah 47:15אִ֤ישׁ · each one
    This is what they are to you—those with whom you have labored and traded from youth—each one strays in his own direction; not one of them can save you.
  24. Isaiah 50:2אִ֗ישׁ · one there
    Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.
  25. Isaiah 52:14מֵאִ֖ישׁ · beyond that of any man
    Just as many were appalled at Him—His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness—
  26. Isaiah 53:3אִישִׁ֔ים · by men; אִ֥ישׁ · a man
    He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
  27. Isaiah 53:6אִ֥ישׁ · each one
    We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
  28. Isaiah 55:7וְאִ֥ישׁ · man
    Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.
  29. Isaiah 56:11אִ֥ישׁ · one
    Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:
  30. Isaiah 57:1אִ֖ישׁ · one
    The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil.
  31. Isaiah 59:16אִ֔ישׁ · man
    He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him.
  32. Isaiah 63:3אִ֣ישׁ · one
    “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained.
  33. Isaiah 66:3אִ֗ישׁ · a man
    Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.
  34. Isaiah 66:13כְּאִ֕ישׁ
    As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”
  35. Jeremiah 1:15אִ֨ישׁ
    For I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north,” declares the LORD. “Their kings will come and set up their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem. They will attack all her surrounding walls and all the other cities of Judah.
  36. Jeremiah 2:6אִ֔ישׁ · one
    They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, a land of drought and darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’
  37. Jeremiah 3:1אִ֣ישׁ · a man; לְאִישׁ־
    “If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers—and you would return to Me?” declares the LORD.
  38. Jeremiah 4:3לְאִ֤ישׁ · to the men
    For this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: “Break up your unplowed ground, and do not sow among the thorns.
  39. Jeremiah 4:4אִ֥ישׁ · O men
    Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your evil deeds.”
  40. Jeremiah 4:29אִֽישׁ׃
    Every city flees at the sound of the horseman and archer. They enter the thickets and climb among the rocks. Every city is abandoned; no inhabitant is left.
  41. Jeremiah 5:1אִ֔ישׁ · a single person
    “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.
  42. Jeremiah 5:8אִ֛ישׁ · each
    They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing after his neighbor’s wife.
  43. Jeremiah 6:3אִ֥ישׁ · each
    Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents all around her, each tending his own portion:
  44. Jeremiah 6:11אִ֤ישׁ · husband
    But I am full of the LORD’s wrath; I am tired of holding it back. “Pour it out on the children in the street, and on the young men gathered together. For both husband and wife will be captured, the old and the very old alike.