לְ/אֵֽשֶׁת

𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤕

ʼishshâh

to wife of

Adult female human, typically in contrast to אָדָם ('man, human/husband'), with contextual senses of 'woman' and 'wife.' Used for women of various statuses (free, married, unmarried), and frequently as a legal or social designation. The semantic range encompasses general 'woman,' 'wife' (especially in family or legal contexts), and in extended uses, denotes 'female' of the species or collective groups of women.

H802

Judges 14:15 · Word #5

Lexicon H802

Lemmaאִשָּׁה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤔𐤄
Transliterationʼishshâh
Strong'sH802
DefinitionAdult female human, typically in contrast to אָדָם ('man, human/husband'), with contextual senses of 'woman' and 'wife.' Used for women of various statuses (free, married, unmarried), and frequently as a legal or social designation. The semantic range encompasses general 'woman,' 'wife' (especially in family or legal contexts), and in extended uses, denotes 'female' of the species or collective groups of women.

Morphology HR/Ncfsc All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

Common Translation

Phraseto wife of

SIBI-P1 Translation H802-19

to a woman of

Morphological NotesNoun, feminine singular construct with prefixed לְ preposition; from אִשָּׁה (woman/wife).
Rendering RationaleThe form אֵשֶׁת is the feminine singular construct of אִשָּׁה, meaning "woman" or "wife," here linked in construct to a following noun. The prefixed לְ adds the prepositional sense "to," yielding "to a woman of" while preserving feminine singular construct morphology.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

to the wife of

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleChanged 'to a woman of' to 'to the wife of' as the context is Sampson's wife, and the definite article is present in Hebrew (הַ).
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