Ezekiel 13:2:1Ezek.13.2.W1TAB
בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם
benadam
“son of man”
- Transliteration
- ben-a-DAM
- Extended
- behn-ah-DAAM
- IPA
- /bɛn.ʔaːˈdaːm/
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
ben-a-DAM
- clause
ben-a-DAM hin-na-VE el-ne-vi-E yis-ra-EL ha-nib-ba-IM
- sentence
ben-a-DAM hin-na-VE el-ne-vi-E yis-ra-EL ha-nib-ba-IM ve-a-mar-TA lin-ve-ye mil-lib-BAM shim-E-u de-var-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The address opens with ben-adam {בֶּן־אָדָם | bēn ʾāḏām} ‘son of man’, marking Ezekiel’s human role against divine sovereignty.
Root and etymology
“mankind”
In context — Ezekiel 13:2
Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are prophesying, and say to those prophets from their own heart, “Hear the word of the LORD.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 13:2, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם (benadam) 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.13.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.2.W1.S1) and character.