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אִשָּׁה
ʼishshâh · Hebrew · Strong's H802 · 781 occurrences
The KJV renders 21 different Hebrew and Greek words as “one”
What it means
a woman
feminine of H376 (אִישׁ) or H582 (אֱנוֹשׁ); irregular plural, נָשִׁים;(used in the same wide sense as H582 (אֱנוֹשׁ))
How the KJV renders it
ess, each, every, female, one, wife, woman often unexpressed in english
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“one”
also renders tìs (G5100), állos (G243), eirḗnē (G1515), hékastos (G1538), héteros (G2087), heîs (G1520), ʼechâd (H259), ʼîysh (H376), ʼalmônîy (H492), gibbôwr (H1368), gam (H1571), chad (H2297), chad (H2298), yâpheh (H3303), nephesh (H5315), pᵉthîy (H6612), rab (H7227), rûwm (H7311), rak (H7390), raʻ (H7451)
“wife”
“female”
also renders thēlys (G2338), nᵉqêbâh (H5347)
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Where it appears
781 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 1:50 · HNcfsc/Sp3ms
Baal Hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pai. His wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
1 Chronicles 2:18 · HNcfsa
Caleb the son of Hezron became the father of children by Azubah his wife, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
1 Chronicles 2:24 · HC/Ncfsc
After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah, Hezron’s wife, bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
1 Chronicles 2:26 · HNcfsa
Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah. She was the mother of Onam.
1 Chronicles 2:29 · HNcfsc
The name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail; and she bore him Ahban and Molid.
1 Chronicles 2:35 · HR/Ncfsa
Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife; and she bore him Attai.
1 Chronicles 3:3 HNcfsc/Sp3ms1 Chronicles 4:5 HNcfpa1 Chronicles 4:18 HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms1 Chronicles 4:19 HNcfsc1 Chronicles 7:4 HNcfpa1 Chronicles 7:15 HNcfsa1 Chronicles 7:16 HNcfsc1 Chronicles 7:23 HNcfsc/Sp3ms1 Chronicles 8:8 HNcfpc/Sp3ms1 Chronicles 8:9 HNcfsc/Sp3ms1 Chronicles 8:29 HNcfsc/Sp3ms1 Chronicles 9:35 HNcfsc/Sp3ms1 Chronicles 14:3 HNcfpa1 Chronicles 16:3 HNcfsa1 Kings 2:17 HR/Ncfsa1 Kings 2:21 HR/Ncfsa1 Kings 3:16 HNcfpa1 Kings 3:17 HC/Td/Ncfsa1 Kings 3:18 HTd/Ncfsa1 Kings 3:19 HTd/Ncfsa1 Kings 3:22 HTd/Ncfsa1 Kings 3:26 HTd/Ncfsa1 Kings 4:11 HR/Ncfsa1 Kings 4:15 HR/Ncfsa1 Kings 7:14 HNcfsa1 Kings 9:16 HNcfsc1 Kings 11:1 HNcfpa1 Kings 11:3 HNcfpa1 Kings 11:4 HNcfpc/Sp3ms1 Kings 11:8 HNcfpc/Sp3ms1 Kings 11:19 HNcfsa1 Kings 11:26 HNcfsa1 Kings 14:2 HNcfsc1 Kings 14:4 HNcfsc1 Kings 14:5 HNcfsc1 Kings 14:6 HNcfsc1 Kings 14:17 HNcfsc1 Kings 16:31 HNcfsa1 Kings 17:9 HNcfsa1 Kings 17:10 HNcfsa1 Kings 17:17 HTd/Ncfsa1 Kings 17:24 HTd/Ncfsa1 Kings 20:3 HC/Ncfpc/Sp2ms1 Kings 20:5 HC/Ncfpc/Sp2ms1 Kings 20:7 HR/Ncfpc/Sp1cs1 Kings 21:5 HNcfsc/Sp3ms1 Kings 21:7 HNcfsc/Sp3ms1 Kings 21:25 HNcfsc/Sp3ms1 Samuel 1:2 HNcfpa1 Samuel 1:4 HNcfsc/Sp3ms1 Samuel 1:15 HNcfsa1 Samuel 1:18 HTd/Ncfsa1 Samuel 1:19 HNcfsc/Sp3ms1 Samuel 1:23 HTd/Ncfsa
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.