הוא איש טוב.

He is a good man.

Breakdown of הוא איש טוב.

• הוא: he
• טוב: good
• איש: man

Questions & Answers about הוא איש טוב.

How is הוא איש טוב pronounced?

It is pronounced roughly hu ish tov.

A more detailed breakdown:

• הוא = hu
• איש = ish
• טוב = tov

A natural English approximation is: hoo eesh tove
But the final v in tov should be a real v sound, not a ve syllable.

What does each word mean individually?

Word by word:

• הוא = he
• איש = man
• טוב = good

So the sentence is literally something like he man good, but in normal English it means He is a good man.

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?

In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not written in the present tense.

So instead of saying:

• He is a good man

Hebrew simply says:

• He good man / He a good man

That is completely normal Hebrew grammar.

However, in the past or future, Hebrew does use forms of to be:

• הוא היה איש טוב = He was a good man
• הוא יהיה איש טוב = He will be a good man