אשה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Compare Ugaritic 𐎀𐎘𐎚 (ảṯt), Aramaic אִנְתְּתָא‎ (ʾintəṯā), אִיתְּתָא‎ (ʾittəṯā), Arabic أُنْثَى‎ (ʾunṯā).

Pronunciation

Noun

אִשָּׁה • ('ishá) f (plural indefinite נָשִׁים‎, singular construct אֵשֶׁת־‎, plural construct נְשׁוֹת־‎ or נְשֵׁי־‎, masculine counterpart אִישׁ‎) [pattern: קִטְלָה]

  1. woman (adult female human)
  2. wife (female spouse)
  3. (Biblical Hebrew) a female animal
    • Genesis 7:2, with translation of the King James Version:
      ‏מִכֹּל הַבְּהֵמָה הַטְּהוֹרָה תִּקַּח לְךָ שִׁבְעָה שִׁבְעָה אִישׁ וְאִשְׁתּוֹ וּמִן הַבְּהֵמָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא טְהֹרָה הִוא שְׁנַיִם אִישׁ וְאִשְׁתּוֹ׃‎‎
      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.
Declension
Declension of אִשָּׁה
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
singular indefinite אִשָּׁה first אִשְׁתִּי‎ אִשְׁתֵּנוּ‎
definite הָאִשָּׁה‎ second אִשְׁתְּךָ‎ אִשְׁתֵּךְ‎ אִשְׁתְּכֶם‎ אִשְׁתְּכֶן‎
construct אֵשֶׁת־‎ third אִשְׁתּוֹ‎ אִשְׁתָּהּ‎ אִשְׁתָּם‎ אִשְׁתָּן‎
plural indefinite נָשִׁים‎ first נשותיי \ נְשׁוֹתַי‎ נְשׁוֹתֵינוּ‎
definite הַנָּשִׁים‎ second נְשׁוֹתֶיךָ‎ נשותייך \ נְשׁוֹתַיִךְ‎ נְשׁוֹתֵיכֶם‎ נְשׁוֹתֵיכֶן‎
construct נְשׁוֹת־‎ third נְשׁוֹתָיו‎ נְשׁוֹתֶיהָ‎ נְשׁוֹתֵיהֶם‎ נְשׁוֹתֵיהֶן‎
plural indefinite נָשִׁים‎ first נשיי \ נָשַׁי‎ נָשֵׁינוּ‎
definite הַנָּשִׁים‎ second נָשֶׁיךָ‎ נשייך \ נָשַׁיִךְ‎ נְשֵׁיכֶם‎ נְשֵׁיכֶן‎
construct נְשֵׁי־‎ third נָשָׁיו‎ נָשֶׁיהָ‎ נְשֵׁיהֶם‎ נְשֵׁיהֶן‎
References

Etymology 2

Related to אֵשׁ‎ ('ésh, “fire”).

Noun

אִשָּׁה • ('ishé) f (plural indefinite אִשִּׁים‎, singular construct אִשֵּׁה־, plural construct אִשֵּׁי־‎)

  1. (biblical) burnt offering
Synonyms
References
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