Ezekiel 14:3:1Ezek.14.3.W1TAB
בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם
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 ha-a-na-SHIM ha-E-le he-e-LU gi-lu-le-HEM al-lib-BAM u-mikh-SHOL a-vo-NAM nat-NU NO-khakh pe-ne-HEM
- sentence
ben-a-DAM ha-a-na-SHIM ha-E-le he-e-LU gi-lu-le-HEM al-lib-BAM u-mikh-SHOL a-vo-NAM nat-NU NO-khakh pe-ne-HEM ha-id-da-ROSH id-da-RESH la-HEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vocative ben-adam {בֶּן־אָדָם | bĕn-ʾā-dām}, “son of man,” establishing the prophetic address.
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-maleph–dalet–mem
“man, human being”
In context — Ezekiel 14:3
Son of man, these men have placed their idols upon their heart, and the stumblingblock of their iniquity they have set before their faces. Should I indeed be inquired of at all by them?
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 14:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 14:3, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם (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.14.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.3.W1.S1) and character.