Exodus 20:12:8Exod.20.12.W8TAB
הָאֲדָמָ֔ה
haadamah
“the land”
- Transliteration
- ha-a-da-MAH
- Extended
- hah-ah-dah-MAH
- IPA
- /ha.ʔa.da.ˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the land
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-a-da-MAH
- clause
le-MA-an ya-a-ri-KHOON ya-MEH-kha al ha-a-da-MAH a-sher-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN lakh
- sentence
ka-BED et-a-VEE-kha veh-et-im-MEH-kha le-MA-an ya-a-ri-KHOON ya-MEH-kha al ha-a-da-MAH a-sher-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN lakh
Exegesis
The spatial phrase al ha’adamah {עַל הָאֲדָמָה | ʿal hā-ʾă-ḏā-māh} 'on the land' sets the arena of blessing, which is defined by the relative clause asher-yehō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-kā nō-tēn lāḵ {אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ | ʾă-šer-Ye-hō-wāh-ʾĕ-lō-hê-kā nō-tēn lāḵ} 'that the LORD your God is giving to you'. The continuity of the promise is underlined by the present action of giving in this clause. This progression from imperative command through purpose clause to relative promise exemplifies Hebrew rhetorical structure binding duty with divine assurance.
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-maleph-daleth-mem
“earth; ground”
In context — Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be prolonged on the land that the LORD your God is giving to you.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 20:12, so the Hebrew word הָאֲדָמָ֔ה (haadamah) 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 Exod.20.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.12.W8.S1) and character.