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אִישׁ H376
H376 is the Hebrew word אִישׁ, transliterated ʼîysh and said eesh. The King James Version most often renders it man.
What it means
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation).
Where it comes from
contracted for H582 (אֱנוֹשׁ) (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 1,245 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare H802 (אִשָּׁה).
Verses using אִישׁ
The first 40 of 1400 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 2:24 · KJV
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Genesis 3:6 · KJV
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
Genesis 3:16 · KJV
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
Genesis 4:1 · KJV
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
Genesis 4:23 · KJV
And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
Genesis 6:9 · KJV
These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
Genesis 7:2 · KJV
Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.
Genesis 9:5 · KJV
And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.
Genesis 9:20 · KJV
And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
Genesis 10:5 · KJV
By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
Genesis 11:3 · KJV
And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
Genesis 11:7 · KJV
Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.
Genesis 13:11 · KJV
Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
Genesis 13:16 · KJV
And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
Genesis 15:10 · KJV
And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.
Genesis 16:3 · KJV
And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
Genesis 19:8 · KJV
Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
Genesis 19:9 · KJV
And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.
Genesis 19:31 · KJV
And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:
Genesis 20:7 · KJV
Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.
Genesis 23:6 · KJV
Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
Genesis 24:16 · KJV
And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
Genesis 24:21 · KJV
And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
Genesis 24:22 · KJV
And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
Genesis 24:26 · KJV
And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.
Genesis 24:29 · KJV
And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.
Genesis 24:30 · KJV
And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
Genesis 24:32 · KJV
And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men’s feet that were with him.
Genesis 24:58 · KJV
And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
Genesis 24:61 · KJV
And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
Genesis 24:65 · KJV
For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.
Genesis 25:27 · KJV
And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
Genesis 26:11 · KJV
And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
Genesis 26:13 · KJV
And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
Genesis 26:31 · KJV
And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
Genesis 27:11 · KJV
And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
Genesis 29:19 · KJV
And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
Genesis 29:32 · KJV
And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.
Genesis 29:34 · KJV
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.
Genesis 30:15 · KJV
And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son’s mandrakes.
Common questions
What does Strong's H376 mean?
H376 is the Hebrew word אִישׁ (ʼîysh), meaning a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation).
How is H376 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it man (534 times), men (188 times), every man (160 times), every one (109 times), one (61 times), among others.
How many times does H376 appear in the Bible?
אִישׁ (ʼîysh) is tagged in 1400 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H376 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: contracted for H582 (אֱנוֹשׁ) (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant).
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