אִֽישׁ

𐤀𐤉𐤔

Ish Boshet

Ishbosheth

Personal name meaning 'man of shame' or 'man of disgrace'; specifically, the name borne by a son of King Saul who briefly ruled over the northern Israelite tribes after Saul's death. In context, the compound is used as a proper name, but its component parts imply dishonor, perhaps used polemically or through later editorial substitution to avoid pronouncing an original theophoric element.

H378

2 Samuel 2:10 · Word #4

Lexicon H378

Lemmaאִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤉𐤔־𐤁𐤔𐤕
TransliterationIsh Boshet
Strong'sH378
DefinitionPersonal name meaning 'man of shame' or 'man of disgrace'; specifically, the name borne by a son of King Saul who briefly ruled over the northern Israelite tribes after Saul's death. In context, the compound is used as a proper name, but its component parts imply dishonor, perhaps used polemically or through later editorial substitution to avoid pronouncing an original theophoric element.

Morphology HNp All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

Common Translation

PhraseIshbosheth

SIBI-P1 Translation H378-02

individual man

Morphological NotesNoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute state.
Rendering RationaleThe noun is masculine singular absolute, denoting a single male human being. "Individual man" preserves both the singular masculine form and the core sense of a distinct personal male identity inherent in אִישׁ.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

Ish Boshet

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleProper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Man-of-Shame

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