Ezekiel 13:17:2Ezek.13.17.W2TAB
בֶן־אָדָ֗ם
venadam
“son of man”
- Transliteration
- ven-a-DAM
- Extended
- veh-n- ah-DAAM
- IPA
- /vɛn.ʔaˈdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| 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
ven-a-DAM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-TA ven-a-DAM
- clause
ve-a-TA ven-a-DAM SIM pa-NE-kha el-be-NOT am-me-KHA ham-mit-na-be-OT mi-lib-be-HEN
- sentence
ve-a-TA ven-a-DAM SIM pa-NE-kha el-be-NOT am-me-KHA ham-mit-na-be-OT mi-lib-be-HEN ve-hin-na-VE a-LE-hen
Exegesis
The verse begins with the second person pronoun ve-attah {וְאַתָּ֣ה | wə-ʾat-tāh} ‘and you’, followed by the prophetic title ben-adam {בֶן־אָדָם | ben-ʾā-ḏām} ‘son of man’, establishing the addressee’s human role.
Root and etymology
א־ד־ם
“man, humankind”
In context — Ezekiel 13:17
And you, son of man , set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy from their own heart ; and prophesy against them.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 13:17, so the Hebrew word בֶן־אָדָ֗ם (venadam) 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 Ezek.13.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.17.W2.S1) and character.