WOMAN - MEANINGS IN SINGULAR AND PLURAL BIBLICALLY. (MOTHERING SUNDAY 'S TEACHING By Emeritus Dean Toba Olatunji) Studying biblical languages give you more deeper meanings of the Scriptures and the meanings analytically . Example is , " Woman" and " Women , which they connote different meanings biblical ! Woman Meaning Biblically In the singular form the word for woman is the same as the word for a man, man and woman comes from the same root word, " ish" The singular word for woman ‘isah is also the word for wife. It is explained this way, in the singular a woman’s relationship to man is that of a wife to a husband. Since man and woman comes from the same root word, she is not given over into his power, rather she complements him and stands at his side as an equal. Until she yielded to the temptation from the serpent then God removed the equality and the " ruling " power went to the man. Women Meaning Biblically. The root word for ishah is ‘ish ...
The Musings of an Anglican Priest.