Deuteronomy 21:9:3Deut.21.9.W3TAB
הַדָּ֥ם
hadam
“the blood”
- Transliteration
- ha-DAM
- Extended
- hah-DAAM
- IPA
- /hadaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the blood
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ha-DAM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-DAM ha-na-KI
- clause
ve-a-TA te-va-ER ha-DAM ha-na-KI mi-kir-BE-kha
- sentence
ve-a-TA te-va-ER ha-DAM ha-na-KI mi-kir-BE-kha ki-ta-a-SE ha-ya-SHAR be-ei-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The noun–adjective sequence ha-dām ha-nā-qî {הַדָּ֥ם הַנָּקִ֖י | ha-dām ha-nā-qî} ‘the innocent blood’ specifies wrongful shedding.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–mem
“blood”
In context — Deuteronomy 21:9
So you shall remove the guilt of innocent blood from your midst, because you will do what is right in the eyes of the LORD .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 21:9, so the Hebrew word הַדָּ֥ם (hadam) 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 Deut.21.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.9.W3.S1) and character.