אִישׁ → אֲנָשִׁים
ORIGINALBH-052
Biblical Hebrew · Nouns, Describing Words, Number, and “X of Y”
Irregular plural
BH-052Biblical HebrewMasoretic Hebrew of Tanakh
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
אִישׁ → אֲנָשִׁים
Transliterationish → anashim
Plain meaningman/person → men/people
WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
Irregular plural
Not every Hebrew plural is built by attaching a predictable ending to the singular. אִישׁ and אֲנָשִׁים belong together even though the word changes substantially. High-frequency irregular pairs must be learned as families.
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SEE HOW IT WORKS
Keep the form, reading, and meaning together.
ish → anashim
READINGApproved transliteration
man/person → men/people
MEANINGBiblical Hebrew
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