אִֽישׁ
𐤀𐤉𐤔
Ish Boshet
of man
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.
2 Samuel 4:8 · Word #4
Lexicon H378
| Lemma | אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤉𐤔־𐤁𐤔𐤕 |
| Transliteration | Ish Boshet |
| Strong's | H378 |
| Definition | 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. |
Morphology HNcmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | of man |
SIBI-P1 Translation H378-02
individual man
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The 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 P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | This word is part of the proper name 'Ish Boshet' as contextually required. The P1 rendering 'individual man' is not used for this proper noun; the correct rendering is already locked as 'Ish Boshet' (handled per instructions, not included). |