אִשׁ
ʼish · eesh
entity, used only adverbially, there is or are
Lexicon
Derivation: identical (in origin and formation) with H784 (אֵשׁ);
entity, used only adverbially, there is or are
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: are there, none can. Compare H3426 (יֵשׁ).
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › to consume, to destroy
Strength, the leader that works to consume, to destroy.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אִשׁ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms