Hebrew

Noun

אִישׁ • ‎('ish) m ‎(plural indefinite אֲנָשִׁים, singular construct אִישׁ־, plural construct אַנְשֵׁי־, feminine counterpart אישה \ אִשָּׁה)

1. A man, adult male human being.
2. A husband, a male spouse.
   • 2 Kings 4:26, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     עַתָּה רוּץ נָא לִקְרָאתָהּ וֶאֱמָר לָהּ הֲשָׁלוֹם לָךְ הֲשָׁלוֹם לְאִישֵׁךְ הֲשָׁלוֹם לַיָּלֶד וַתֹּאמֶר שָׁלוֹם.‎

     atá rúts ná lik'ratáh ve'emár láh hashalóm lákh hashalóm l'ishékh hashalóm layéled vatómer shalóm

     Run, I pray thee, now to meet her, and say unto her: Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child?' And she answered: 'It is well.'

3. (slang) Man, dude, used as a term of address.

Declension

Synonyms

• (husband): בעל ‎(ba`al)

Derived terms

• אישי ‎(ishí)
• אישיות ‎(ishiyút)

See also

• חבוב

Pronoun

אִישׁ • ‎('ish) m

1. (formal, in negative sentences) Anyone.

   רבים ניסו, אך איש לא הצליח.‎

   rabím nisú, akh ish lo hitzlíakh.

   Many tried, but none [literally not a man] succeeded.

References

• “H376”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979