Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H380 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אִישׁוֹן |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | diminutive from H376 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 6 |
| Transliteration: | iyshown |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ee-shone' |
| Meaning: | 1. the little man of the eye 2. the pupil or ball 3. (hence) the middle (of night) |
| KJV Renderings: | apple (of the eye), black, obscure. |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
אִישׁוֺן noun [masculine] pupil of eye (compare DlHA 9 PrätLoPh, Feb. 1884, but also Arabic [untranscribed source text 185], & NöZMG 1886, 739) — ׳ א all construct — עַיִן ׳ א Deut 32:10; Prov 7:2 בַּתעַֿיִן ׳ א Ps 17:8 (in all, simile of preciousness); = middle, midst of night לַיְלָה וַאֲפֵלָה ׳ בְּא Prov 7:9 חשֶׁח ׳ בְּא Prov 20:20 Kt i.e. in deep darkness ( Qr בֶּאֱשׁוּן see Now).
אִישַׁי see יִשַׁי .
אֱשׁוּן Qr Prov 20:20 see אִישׁוֺן below אישׁ.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Deuteronomy 32:10
Psalms 17:8
Proverbs 7:2
Proverbs 20:20
