Lexicon
אשׁשׁ
ish
H0377
H:V Hebrew

be manly

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ish is used as a plural command urging its hearers toward manly resolve in Isaiah 46:8.

The attested use is a plural imperative addressed to transgressors, urging them toward manly resolve as they are told to return to heart in Isaiah 46:8.

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  1. Command to show manly resolve · dominant

    In Isaiah 46:8, the form הִתְאֹשָׁשׁוּ is a Hithpolel imperative addressed to masculine plural hearers. It stands with the commands to remember and to return to heart; the APB renders the clause, "Remember this and be manly."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 46:8, the APB presents the command as "be manly." This rendering is read alongside the imperative form and its command context.

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