איש

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איש

/ʔiːʃ/
/ˈʔiːʃ/
[ˈʔiː.iʃ]
/ˈʔiʃ/
[ˈʔiːʃ]
/(ʔ)i(ː)ʃ/ Persian
/iʃ/
/(ʔ)iʃ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *ʔinš- (“man, person”). See also *ʔināš- (“human”). Compare cognates in other Semitic languages (e.g. Moabite, Aramaic, etc.) ('šm in some).

noun אִישׁ · ish · אֲנָשִׁים · אִישׁ־ · אַנְשֵׁי־ · אישה

A man, adult male human being.
Similar: גֶּבֶר
husband (a man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse) עַתָּה רוּץ נָא לִקְרָאתָהּ וֶאֱמָר לָהּ הֲשָׁלוֹם לָךְ הֲשָׁלוֹם לְאִישֵׁךְ הֲשָׁלוֹם לַיָּלֶד וַתֹּאמֶר שָׁלוֹם.
Similar: בַּעַל

pronoun אִישׁ · ish

formal, with negation Anyone. רבים ניסו, אך איש לא הצליח.

In English

man adult male human
husband male partner in marriage

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {איש},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}