Daniel 8:16:2Dan.8.16.W2TAB
קוֹל־אָדָ֖ם
koladam
“voice of a human”
- Transliteration
- kol-a-DAM
- Extended
- kohl-ah-DAAM
- IPA
- /qoːl.ʔaːˈðaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- voice of a human
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kol-a-DAM
- phraseyour reading level
va-esh-MA kol-a-DAM
- clause
va-esh-MA kol-a-DAM BEN oo-LAI
- sentence
va-esh-MA kol-a-DAM BEN oo-LAI va-yik-RA va-yoh-MAR gav-REE-EL ha-VEN leh-hal-LAZ et-ha-mar-E
Exegesis
The construct chain qol-’āḏām {קוֹל־אָדָ֖ם | qōl-’āḏām} ‘voice of a man’ identifies the source of the sound.
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-maleph–dalet–mem
“man, human”
In context — Daniel 8:16
And I heard the voice of a man between the banks of Ulai, and he called and said, “Gabriel , make this one understand the vision .”
About this coordinate
Daniel 8:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 8:16, so the Hebrew word קוֹל־אָדָ֖ם (koladam) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Dan.8.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.8.16.W2.S1) and character.