Ezekiel 14:19:12Ezek.14.19.W12TAB
אָדָ֥ם
adam
“man or humankind”
- Transliteration
- a-DAM
- Extended
- aa-DAAM
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- man or humankind
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
a-DAM
- phraseyour reading level
a-DAM u-ve-he-MA
- clause
ve-sha-FaKH-ti kha-ma-TI a-LE-ha be-DAM le-hakh-RIT mim-ME-na a-DAM u-ve-he-MA
- sentence
O DE-ver a-shal-LAKH el-ha-A-rets ha-HI ve-sha-FaKH-ti kha-ma-TI a-LE-ha be-DAM le-hakh-RIT mim-ME-na a-DAM u-ve-he-MA
Exegesis
The final coordinate phrase ʾā-ḏām û-ḇə-hê-māh {אָדָ֥ם וּבְהֵמָֽה | ʾā-ḏām û-ḇə-hê-māh} ‘man and beast’ underscores the totality of the judgment.
Root and etymology
א־ד־ם
“man, human”
In context — Ezekiel 14:19
Or if I send a pestilence to that land and pour out my wrath upon it with blood to cut off from it man and beast.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 14:19:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Ezekiel 14:19, so the Hebrew word אָדָ֥ם (adam) 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.14.19.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.19.W12.S1) and character.