ash.man denotes strong persons, set against the speaker’s likeness to the dead in Isaiah 59:10.

The term is attested for strong persons in a comparison that contrasts them with those described as like the dead in Isaiah 59:10.

1. strong persons in a contrast with the dead · dominant

   In Isaiah 59:10, the masculine plural absolute form occurs in the clause contrasting the speakers’ condition with strong persons; the APB renders the clause, "among the strong we are like the dead."

   Isaiah 59:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 59:10, the APB presents the clause as "among the strong we are like the dead." The precise English correspondence remains uncertain.