Strong’s H786 · Hebrew
אִשׁ
ʼish
eesh
Definition
entity, used only adverbially, there is or are
Etymology
identical (in origin and formation) with H784 (אֵשׁ);
Where the KJV renders it
- are there
- none can. Compare H3426 (יֵשׁ)
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What the first audience heard
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