The Noun איש (’îš) in Biblical Hebrew: A Term of Affiliation

This article investigates one of the most frequent nouns in the Hebrew Bible, איש (’îš). Using paradigmatic (comparative) and syntagmatic (contextual) linguistic analysis, it finds that איש is a term that intrinsically conveys relationship. That is, איש serves to relate two referen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: David E. S. Stein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta Library 2008-12-01
Series:Journal of Hebrew Scriptures
Online Access:https://jhsonline.org/index.php/jhs/article/view/6199