נְשֵׁי/כֶ֖ם
𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤊𐤌
ʼishshâh
your-wives
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.
Nehemiah 4:8 · Word #24
Lexicon H802
| Lemma | אִשָּׁה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤔𐤄 |
| Transliteration | ʼishshâh |
| Strong's | H802 |
| Definition | 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. |
Morphology HNcfpc/Sp2mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | your-wives |
SIBI-P1 Translation H802-37
your women
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common feminine plural construct + 2nd person masculine plural pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun is the feminine plural construct form of אִשָּׁה (woman), derived from the root אישׁ, with a 2nd person masculine plural suffix. "Your women" preserves the plural feminine form and the possessive "your" (2mp) without restricting the sense to "wives," since no contextual narrowing is allowed in SIBI-P1. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
your wives
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'Your women' is less precise than 'your wives,' which matches both the context and common SILEX gloss. P2 corrects to 'your wives.' |