אִישׁוֹן
i.shonpupilHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine5 occurrences3 books5 verses
Definition
diminutive from H376; the little man of the eye; the pupil or ball; hence, the middle (of night)
Traditional renderings: apple (of the eye), black, obscure.
Traditional renderings: apple (of the eye), black, obscure.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Deuteronomy 32:10כְּאִישׁ֥וֹן · as the appleHe found him in a desert land, in a barren, howling wilderness; He surrounded him, He instructed him, He guarded him as the apple of His eye.
- Psalm 17:8כְּאִישׁ֣וֹן · as the appleKeep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings
- Proverbs 7:2כְּאִישׁ֥וֹן · as the appleKeep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
- Proverbs 7:9בְּאִישׁ֥וֹן · of the night…at twilight, as the day was fading into the dark of the night.
- Proverbs 20:20בְּאִישׁוֹן · in deepestWhoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.