Exodus 20:24:2Exod.20.24.W2TAB
אֲדָמָה֮
adama
“of earth”
- Transliteration
- a-da-MA
- Extended
- ah-dah-MAA
- IPA
- /ʔă.daː.ˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of earth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
a-da-MA
- phraseyour reading level
miz-BAKH a-da-MA
- clause
miz-BAKH a-da-MA ta-a-seh-LI ve-za-vakh-TA a-LAV et-o-lo-TEY-kha ve-et-she-la-MEY-kha et-tsohn-KHA ve-et-be-ka-RE-kha
- sentence
miz-BAKH a-da-MA ta-a-seh-LI ve-za-vakh-TA a-LAV et-o-lo-TEY-kha ve-et-she-la-MEY-kha et-tsohn-KHA ve-et-be-ka-RE-kha be-khol-ha-ma-KOM a-SHER az-KIR et-she-MI a-VO e-LE-kha u-ve-rakh-TI-kha
Exegesis
The verse begins with the construct chain mizbeach adamah {מִזְבַּח אֲדָמָה | miz-bē-aḥ ʾa-ḏā-māh} ‘altar of earth’, followed immediately by the directive Qal imperfect taʿaseh {תַּעֲשֶׂה־לִּי | ta-ʿă-śeh-lî} ‘you shall make for me’.
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-maleph–daleth–mem
“ground, earth”
In context — Exodus 20:24
You shall make an earth altar for Me and there sacrifice your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, from your flock and from your cattle; in every place where I cause My name to be commemorated, I will come to you and bless you.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 20:24, so the Hebrew word אֲדָמָה֮ (adama) 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.20.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.24.W2.S1) and character.